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

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    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. Come back Cleisthenes, all is forgiven
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    partners had caught on to this obfuscation. However, rather than one man or a group of decision makers.... A case in point is former Athens mayor and health minister Nikitas Kaklamanis, who is in the running... some 230 million euros when Kaklamanis left, according to his successor Giorgos Kaminis. The former

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  4. Newsletter 305 - 16/07/2021

    Newsletters

    than a third, according to some polls) is sceptical or completely opposed to the vaccines..., and others putting the estimate at more than 5,000. The protesters, many carrying Greek flags, while... is smaller than those seen habitually in Greece, including at the recent anti-labour law rallies

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  5. Will centre-left let go of past to grasp change?
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    Agora

    years younger than Venizelos and with a limited presence in Parliament, Gennimata’s strongest... Tomasi di Lampedusa described the decline of the Sicilian aristocratic family, the house of Salina

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  6. Grand projects and even loftier ambitions drive Greece's energy project bonanza
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    EconomyFeatures

    , connecting Italy directly to Greece rather than Albania. Poseidon is on the PCI list, but is also... and Stara Zagora. Whilst relatively modest in length and capacity (it will deliver 3 bcm/y initially

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  7. Omnibus bill passes but leaves marks on coalition and SYRIZA
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to the short time the government granted MPs to debate legislation that stretched to more than 250 pages... increases to take place at prices lower than those paid by the country’s recapitalisation fund... and served as a reminder that with less than two months to go to the elections, SYRIZA has yet

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  8. Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
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    EconomyFeatures

    is lifted is more than topical, as discussions start to focus on shaping the country’s post-MoU... since the beginning of the crisis, perhaps more than most people realise. The core public sector ended... historically been looser than those applied to the staffing of permanent roles. Up until 2009, applicants

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  9. Newsletter 34 - 10/07/2015

    Newsletters

    in the same period last year. This translates into a net drop in retail sales by 305 million over... reflecting domestic consumption rather than increased tourism activity. Triggered by a panic to hoard medicines rather than cover their actual needs, citizens also rushed to pharmacies, where child

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  10. IMF examines where programme went wrong, what lessons were learnt
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    EconomyProgramme

    projections, largely due to lower growth and deflators, while unemployment was much higher than originally... and the OSI, public debt recorded a relatively modest immediate decrease to 305 billion euros (160 percent... the sustainability assessment around the gross financing needs (GFN) metric rather than a specific debt

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