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  1. Podcast - Long live the revolution: The legacy of Greece's 1821 war of independence

    Agora

    Greece is celebrating the 200th anniversary of its war of independence, which began in 1821 and allowed Greeks to free themselves of Ottoman rule and oppression, and form their own nation-state. To mark this occasion, we spoke to Sakis Gekas, the Hellenic Heritage Foundation (HHF) Chair of Modern

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  2. Helped by trading gains, Eurobank posts 305 mln in Q1 profits
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    EconomyBanking

    Eurobank posted an adjusted net income of 305 million euros in the first quarter of 2022 (Q1), compared to a profit of 72 million euros last year. Core pre-provision income (PPI) rose by 10.4 percent year-on-year (YoY) in Q1 to 240.4 million euros, with 62.1 million euros of loan loss provisions

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  3. Tsipras sets off for USA as prior actions, e-auctions dominate at home
    By Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras chaired a meeting with key ministers on Friday to assess the progress the government is making in completing the 95 prior actions that have to be ticked off this year. The meeting was held a few hours before the Greek leader set off for his official visit to the USA

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  4. China's Footprint in Southeast Europe: Constructing the "Balkan Silk Road"
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    Agora

    This is the final of three articles in which the author analyzed China’s investment, lending... numerous policy challenges for countries engaging in or seeking to benefit from its implementation... railway links (e.g. Moscow – Kazan), providing lending to Russian banks and engaging

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  5. Greek competitiveness rank remains low as tax, bureaucracy create obstacles
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    EconomyFeatures

    compared to where it lags. Many of the poor scores in the subpillars reflect areas where Greece’s lenders... scores were noted in the subpillars of the effect of taxation on incentives to invest (137 out

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  6. Quasi-statesmanship and political gymnastics

    Agora

    the European Union and the USA also helped bring the two sides closer together. Imperfect agreement... the city into a kitsch Ancient Macedonian theme park than engaging in constructive dialogue, Zaev

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  7. Tourism sector struggles as it prepares for full reopening in July
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    with high infection rates which may fall foul of a tighter regime, three markets - the UK, USA and Russia... Tsipras and accusing the government of engaging in a campaign of dirty tricks. The timing

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  8. Election Watch: Greek voters to choose from 19 parties and coalitions
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    Agora

    , I Save Lives,’ Panagriarian Workers Movement of Greece (PAEKE) party, which took one vote...,’ Panagriarian Workers Movement of Greece (PAEKE) (Miltiadis Tzalazidis) * National Hope (Giorgios

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  9. Fighting fake news is a "to be or not to be" battle
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    Agora

    of this old phenomenon, which now emerges in a new form, which can be also analyzed in North Macedonia... and the sensationalism, and this is confirmed by the statistics of analyzed complaints received by the Council

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  10. Newsletter 305 - 16/07/2021

    Newsletters

    Vaccines turn political PM announces compulsory jabs for some, prompting first major anti-vax protest Amid concerns about an approaching fourth Covid wave hitting Greece this summer, the government announced the start of compulsory vaccinations this wee...

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