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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. The nightmare of our choice

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    Spirtzis, to be lifted due to suspicions of breach of duty in connection to Contract 717, a partly EU... that they have a duty to their citizens to put things right. This improvement comes through transparency... around the Tempe crash and to engage in deleterious personal battles with government officials

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  3. 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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  4. Public deficit and democratic duty

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    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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  5. Are Chinese investments starting to hit a wall in Germany?
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    to allow privately-owned Huawei equipment to be used in its forthcoming mobile telephony 5G wireless... of Vodafone and Telefónica O2 operating in Germany have built the 4G network with Huawei infrastructure equipment. All three companies have long-term strategic partnerships with Huawei. The transfer

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  6. Our tragedy: How could this happen?
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    Agora

    , the dereliction of such a basic duty reeks of indifference. An official overseeing the installation... that cost-cutting and staff shortages have had. In any case, such heavy responsibility cannot rest... competitive. The leftists had made their position, and that of Greece, worse by engaging in haphazard

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  7. Foreign minister's visit to Ankara sparks hope of new era in Greek-Turkish ties
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Ankara. His use of the Indian saying was Kotzias’s way of underlining Athens' intentions to engage... Davutoğlu as well as with Erdogan even though both men currently have heavy schedule as Turkey heads... dispute over territorial borders in the Aegean, with warplanes from both sides regularly engaging in mock

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  8. Greece: After a deal, work on a solution
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    Agora

    attempts have largely failed, and the Greek public bureaucracy remains subject to heavy political... economy. Source: Eurostat, Haver Notes: Q1 2000 = 100. Unit labour costs measure labour costs per unit

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  9. 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 the end of the government’s term in September. New Democracy was on course late on Sunday to win

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

    of poverty. Losing a job comes at a particularly heavy price in Greece, since after two years

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