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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. 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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  4. 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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  5. Come back Cleisthenes, all is forgiven
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    Agora

    in the USA and as the financial crisis was unfolding around the globe, Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis.... 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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  6. Government hoping dispute with farmers on way to being resolved as it counts cost of damage
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that this would just exacerbate the situation. A report in To Vima suggested that Prime Minister Kyriakos... already reacted angrily to a suggestion by parliamentary speaker Nikitas Kaklamanis (New Democracy.... During a TV appearance, Kaklamanis suggested that opposition politicians were using the live hearings

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

    . “The government is proceeding with thousands of irregular appointments and grantings of tenure, while... payroll overnight simply by not proceeding with renewals. Over 100,000 contract positions were... permanent public sector staff and 15,000 contractors, at a cost of 600 million euros. These accusations

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  8. Newsletter 37 - 31/07/2015

    Newsletters

    ministers are rather critical of such beggar-thy-neighbour policy recommendations issued by the IMF... the proceedings on time. By Jens Bastian

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  9. From the troika to the quartet
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    Agora

    and various eurozone finance ministers are rather critical of such beggar-thy-neighbour policy... to conclude the proceedings on time. *An earlier version of this article appeared in last week's e-newsletter

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  10. Europe missed an opportunity on banking union
    Illustration by Manos Symeonakis [http://www.cartoonmovement.com/p/6035]

    Agora

    and proceeding with recapitalisation wherever it is needed is a fundamental precondition for economic recovery. European businesses, in contrast to those in the USA which mainly draw funds from the bond

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