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  1. Pandemic takes heavy toll on Greek workers, study finds
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    EconomyFeatures

    on salaries was dramatic. From March to June, between 100,000 and 180,000 people exited... of poverty. Losing a job comes at a particularly heavy price in Greece, since after two years... of three categories: Either they saw their work suspended for three months, were registered as unemployed

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  2. Podcast - Long live the revolution: The legacy of Greece's 1821 war of independence

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    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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  3. Tsipras calls snap elections after heavy defeat that puts ND on course for clear majority
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called snap elections on Sunday after SYRIZA suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament elections, making it virtually impossible for him to hold on until... take a dramatic turnaround to now prevent the centre-right party ascending to power next month

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  4. Newsletter 323 - 14/01/2022

    Newsletters

    of the minimum wage to 800 euros, cuts to VAT on basic goods and excise duty on fuel, an intervention... by ELSTAT of consumer prices in Greece, which saw the index rise by 5.1 pct year-on-year in December... of the heavy lifting in closing the fiscal deficit this year as the economy continues its recovery

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  5. 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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  6. Public deficit and democratic duty

    Agora

    following a presentation at the London School of Economics. “Members of the general public have a duty... what triggered Greece’s crisis is a matter of democratic duty. Nick Malkoutzis

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  7. Newsletter 305 - 16/07/2021

    Newsletters

    October are thought to have exacerbated the second Covid wave in Greece. Wednesday saw the first mass

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  8. Newsletter 45 - 02/10/2015

    Newsletters

    burden in the last quarter of this year appears very heavy, with a large amount of taxes due by the end... performance, which saw its share of the vote increase slightly to 28.1 from 27.8 percent in January... and household equipment, where it fell by 24.1 percent. Furniture, electrical and household equipment saw

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  9. Newsletter 271 -30/10/2020

    Newsletters

    on this front so far, though. Pandemic takes heavy toll on Greek workers Research by GSEE finds that all... in which Greece was in full lockdown, the impact on salaries was dramatic. From March to June... and exposing them to a particularly high risk of poverty. Losing a job comes at a particularly heavy

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

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    and Turkey’s activities in Cyprus’s Exclusive Economic Zone. Turkey Pompeo sent what Athens saw... of the S400 which is of a particular interest for the US. Upgraded role? The debate that has begun

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