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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. Athens stands with EU on Ukraine, waits for West's reaction to Russia
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    is that the West and the US have not been able to stop Russia from not only recognizing the two separatist... raised in Greece now is how the West could stop Turkey from committing a provocative action against

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  4. Athens gets first taste of Erdogan's new era in power
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    is profoundly divided and Ankara is still trying to find a balance in its relations with the West.... In 2002, he founded with his then closest allies, Abdullah Gul and Bulent Arinc (who are now

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  5. Beyond conspiracy theories: How mismanagement shaped vaccination in Albania
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    Agora

    Sometime in mid-August 2021, I finally surrendered to the supremacy of the Albanian summer sun and hailed my first taxi since the beginning of the pandemic. When I got in the car, I found myself... they see it as the vaccine preferred by the “West” and thus inherently more reliable. But it is also true

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  6. Newsletter 338 - 20/05/2022

    Newsletters

    the war in Ukraine. It was made clear that Greece belongs to the West, to the EU and NATO... dropped below 600,000, from a peak of 1.36 million in July 2013. PodcastsRising sun: How will PASOK's

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  7. Athens calibrates domestic and diplomatic response to Iran war as tension with Turkey resurfaces
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    from Israel, the UAE, Oman and the West Bank. A C‑130 brought 91 people from Abu Dhabi; 93 were flown out of Oman; 42 were moved from the West Bank to Egypt; and 27 young athletes from Aris were

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  8. 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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  9. Newsletter 340 - 03/06/2022

    Newsletters

    the reasons for the war in Ukraine and the West’s reaction to Russia’s invasion. SYRIZA’s line of argument... last year. Goods sold domestically rose by 48.1 pct, while those sold abroad increased by 50.9 pct

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  10. Growth of retail sales slows to 8.8 pct in Dec amid decline in volume of food sold

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The growth in Greece’s retail sales slowed down in December, rising by 8.8 percent year-on-year (YoY), from 12.6 percent growth in November, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Tuesday. The annual average growth for 2022 was 12.3 perc...

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