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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. Tempe rail crash charges reignite debate about scrupulousness of investigation
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    on election night in June and that despite this dip, the combined support for its opponents is lower... representatives and employees of the contractor were charged with instigation of subsidy fraud... signalling-telecommand systems, but the contractor attempted to construct an entirely new signalling system

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  4. Greece and Albania seek to leave Beleri case behind in 2024 after year of turmoil

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    up his duties.” Albanian Foreign Minister Igli Hasani admitted last week that “there are negotiations, ideas, and commitments from both sides to find a solution.” Hasani denied that Tirana and Athens

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  5. Opposition parties continue to pursue wiretap claims, as surveillance bill passes first hurdle

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the intelligence service EYP to the operation of the Predator spyware via a government contractor... from invoices and bank statements pertaining to the activities of EYP contractor Krikel, which..., transactions totalling 5.3 million euros linked to the government contractor appear to have escaped

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  6. Athens gears up for name talks as coalition and opposition try to define their positions
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    , Athens was prepared to accept a composite name. It seems that the SYRIZA government is using... that it supports and negotiates for a composite name erga omnes (to be applied in all cases), which was Greece... of a composite name with a geographical qualifier set out in 2008. He added though that “the devil is hidden

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  7. 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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  8. Tsipras sails through multi-bill vote, looks to disbursement and debt relief
    By MacroPolis

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    ) and a broadband levy introduced from Jan 1, 2017 (instead of Jul 1, 2017). However, Tsipras saved the most

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  9. Defence agreement, views on Turkey attract most interest during Pompeo visit

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    of the S400 which is of a particular interest for the US. Upgraded role? The debate that has begun

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  10. MoF to announce measures for safeguarding businesses impacted by COVID19

    Economy

    district of Plaka also offered anecdotal evidence that the number of tourists had fallen sharply

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