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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. Govt brings energy saving to forefront as cost of support set to skyrocket
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Europe has sharpened the minds of policy makers in Athens, who are belatedly looking to energy-saving.... Finance Minister Christos Staïkouras put the total amount earmarked for this year at 10 billion euros... for essential use and the most vulnerable consumers, while incentivising energy saving. The energy regulator

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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. PM prioritises saving lives as govt fire strategy comes under more scrutiny
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    A wildfire that broke out on Tuesday north of Athens has put the government’s ability to tackle such natural disasters under further scrutiny after New Democracy promised a more professional approach... in connection to what happened at Mati, ND has made saving lives in such situations a priority

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  5. Debt deal eludes Greece and lenders, June 15 set as final deadline
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    being put back to the next gathering of eurozone finance ministers on June 15. Eurogroup chief Jeroen... on debt relief will put some extra pressure on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his government...’s Poul Thomsen and France’s Bruno Le Maire then broke off for their own discussion, which

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  6. Athens banks on French support for debt relief and growth
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    breakaway group that held lengthy discussions that night. Since then, he has put forward a new... to have been embraced by the Greek side, which is trying to put together its own suggestion. Prime...The Greek government is due to welcome French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire to Athens on Monday

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  7. Pandora's box ajar for Turkey and Greece?
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    Agora

    To put things mildly, things did not go as expected for both sides. President Recep Tayyip..." as Akşam, a pro-government daily put it. The Greek side was expecting the visit to be cleanly framed... a similar approach akin to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's policy of rallying ethnic

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  8. Deliberations over primary residence bill set to delay green light from Eurogroup
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    EconomyProgramme

    in DEPA retail will be put up for sale.... scheme would be its ability to bring down the redefault rate, which has been above the cure rate

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  9. Disposable income grows by 6.2 pct in Q3, saving rate turns negative
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    quarters previously, while the household saving rate (defined as gross savings divided by gross

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  10. Disposable income rises by 3.8 pct in Q1, saving rate drops to lowest since 2018 at -9.8 pct
    By Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    . The household saving rate (defined as gross savings divided by gross disposable income) stood at -9.8

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