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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. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. HCAP and Finance Ministry reveal five-year strategic plan for public assets

    EconomyFeatures

    the control of HCAP, which include power firm PPC, water company EYDAP and public transport organisation OASA... and opportunities, with long-term and short-term goals for each company. Regarding OASA, for example, HCAP

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  7. Where next for Greece's troubled privatisation programme under SYRIZA?

    Economy

    agencies with a view to developing state assets and enhancing their valus through microeconomic

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  8. 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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  9. Athens prepares for Blinken visit, hopeful of Libya shifting position
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    in the GNU. In an interview with Al-Jazeera, Mohammed Oun said that there are real possibilities to find

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  10. Back from the brink: What next for Greece's property market?
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    EconomyFeatures

    to be kept in mind according to Stelios Bouras, journalist and editor of The Greek Guru, a site which

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