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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. Clash over institutional interference primes political mood ahead of local elections
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    is adopting tactics more akin to authoritarian regimes, like Viktor Orban’s in Hungary. These accusations have... with Chinese officials over Huawei’s efforts to counter US efforts aimed at limiting the telecom giant’s expansion. The claims were made in the wake of a New York Times article that alleged Huawei’s

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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. Are Chinese investments starting to hit a wall in Germany?
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    Agora

    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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  5. The unbearably slow vaccination process in Croatia
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    Agora

    with deliveries to the European Union. And Croatia, like all other member states, except Hungary, has agreed... rates are in Malta (12.7%) and Hungary, which was the only one to order the vaccine independently... and vice president of the Croatian Handball Federation Zoran Gobac. The director of the Clinic

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  6. China's Footprint in Southeast Europe: Constructing the "Balkan Silk Road"
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    Agora

    , Bosnia and Herzegovina and Hungary pose challenges for EU Delegations, multilateral lenders... numerous policy challenges for countries engaging in or seeking to benefit from its implementation... with China, in particular in Poland, Romania and Hungary. Is there a risk of white elephants emerging

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  7. I know what you did the summer before last
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    Agora

    of Greece. The economist’s take is undoubtedly engaging but should be treated with caution. We... in the future should be able to say that he was unaware of the state of public finances, as George

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  8. Newsletter 475 - 12/09/2025

    Newsletters

    immediate consumer relief. When Mitsotakis admitted he was unaware Greece faced an EU fine... by engaging him directly, Mitsotakis cedes that Tsipras is once again a formidable foil

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  9. Greek digital economy lagging due to weak demand, lack of skills

    Society

    countries include Latvia, Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia, Cyprus, Poland, Croatia and Italy. Although Greece... as gains for citizens for engaging in a wide range of on-line activities,” it says. In terms

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  10. Greek teens less likely to smoke, get drunk than European peers but gamble more
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    Society

    , three in ten Greek youths said they gambled for money at least once, with 16 percent of them engaging... found in the Czech Republic (96 percent), Greece (94 percent) and Hungary (93 percent). Yet, while

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