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  1. 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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  2. The government decisions that could shape the future of Greek banks
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    Economy

    in Toronto. The next management change is expected in NBG where the current CEO Alexandros Tourkolias

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  3. Eurobank sells insurance arm to Fairfax for 316 mln
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    EconomyBanking

    present Chairman and CEO Prem Watsa and headquartered in Toronto, is the largest private shareholder

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  4. Tsipras concludes US trip with focus on geopolitics and investments
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of the Mirkopoulos family, who are owners of the Toronto-based Cinespace Film Studios. Papadimitriou met earlier

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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

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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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. OECD sees heavy hit from pandemic, gradual recovery in 2021 picking up pace in 2022
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    Economy

    to 13.5 percent in 2022. Exports will suffer a heavy hit this year, declining by almost a quarter

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  10. First-wave champion Greece stumbles at vaccine roll-out
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    Agora

    and an over-reliance on the top-heavy bureaucratic structures which traditionally characterise... to lock in another term, general assessments of its competence are slipping (51 % told the same

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