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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. Greeks full of contradictions on ideology and political beliefs, study suggests
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    Society

    Greeks are a bag of contradictions regarding political ideology and views, with the majority believing “socialism” to be a more positive term than “capitalism” while, at the same time, espousing the classical characteristics of liberalism in valuing “freedom” over “equality”, a new, wide-ranging

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  4. Current account surplus at 1.21 bln in September on services balance growth
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , while liabilities under direct investment increased by 305 million. The BoG noted that the most... by 348.1 million euros year-on-year and was mainly driven by a rise in the services balance, which rose.... The services balance grew by 14.5 percent off improvements in all subaccounts, and stood at 2.76

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  5. Business balance positive in 2017, small companies continue to dominate
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    EconomyFeatures

    Data from the General Commercial Register database (GEMI) has shown that in 2017, the balance..., the earliest date for which GEMI has made electronic registrations accessible. According to the database... in 2017 compared to 2016. Respectively, companies that delisted from GEMI fell by 30.1 percent

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  6. Mitsotakis tests PASOK with proposal to end permanence in civil service
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of scrapping permanence in the civil service. However, it also appears that Mitsotakis and his aides... of breaches of the civil service code. He also went on to criticise the evaluation process in the civil service, arguing that the assessment is being carried out by general managers and department chiefs

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  7. Govt faces pushback from food service sector over re-opening rules
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    will not open their establishments because they will not be able to earn enough revenue. The food service... an indication of how concerned the government is about keeping the food service sector content and able... that the government would not abandon food service businesses – another sign of the importance

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  8. Newsletter 305 - 16/07/2021

    Newsletters

    had been mooted previously, including the armed forces, the emergency services and the clergy

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  9. Turnover indices in most service activities deteriorate in Q4

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , with the most notable deterioration in information service (-29.6 percent), management consultancy...) and information service (+60.6 percent). It is pointed, though, that the turnover indices are not seasonally...) and architectural and engineering activities (-41.8 percent). On the flipside, only two service sectors

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  10. Growing concerns over second lockdown in food service sector, a key employer
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    EconomyFeatures

    Representatives of the food service sector have been expressing their concern about the survival... that the three sectors with the highest negative hiring balance were catering service activities (-29,295), accommodation (-15,396) and the food industry (-5,823). The food service industry

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