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Bulgaria's Covid-19 vaccination fiasco: excessive risks, mediocre results
Agorawas it then that Bulgaria decided to ignore prudent practice and put all of its eggs in one basket... of the price tag the Bulgarian government had put on its citizens. These are the savings from choosing..., Johnson&Johnson/Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Gamaleya’s Sputnik V and CanSino Biologics use
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Newsletter 286 - 26/02/2021
Lockdown relaxation put on hold Covid-19 data cancels retail opening plans as parties clash over... was negative with a 305 million-euro drop in lending, compared to an increase of 1.65 billion euros... of sexual abuse allegations regarding Dimitris Lignadis, who resigned as cultural director
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Podcast - Long live the revolution: The legacy of Greece's 1821 war of independence
AgoraGreece 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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Helped by trading gains, Eurobank posts 305 mln in Q1 profits
EconomyBankingEurobank 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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Material deprivation rises, while poverty risk drops slightly
SocietySevere material deprivation continues to rise in Greece across populations classified as poor... lack of at least four out of nine material deprivation items. The corresponding percentage for 2015 was 22.2 percent and 21.5 percent in 2014. The figure stood at 11.0 percent in 2009. Material
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Newsletter 493 - 06/02/2026
. That conditional openness is designed to put pressure on PASOK to clarify whether it will cooperate... to borrowers’ accounts. The sector has already put a preliminary price on the change, estimating...; a material share of Katseli loans in a portfolio will now generate lower interest income, forcing
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It will happen when it happens - The vaccination entanglement in North Macedonia
Agorathat prompted the European governments to put pressure on the public to stop the use of AstraZeneca without... and Sputnik V (each). The latest news from the Government is that 500,000 Sinofarm doses will be also.... In addition to the Pfizer vaccines, additional doses of Sputnik V, again a donation from Serbia
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One in four Greeks in severe material deprivation; a eurozone outlier
SocietyGreece has the sixth highest rate of severe material deprivation among 30 European countries... in 2012” report shows that material deprivation, which is measured in nine categories (e.g. inability... Greece. ELSTAT’s figures show that material deprivation increased in all age groups, with only
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ELSTAT shows decrease in material deprivation, poverty risk, while education mobility remains static
Society. The material deprivation and living conditions data showed that severe material deprivation.... Children aged 0-17 years continue to be the worst-affected by material deprivation, although
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Political world unites behind victims of sex abuse, but remains divided over policing proposals
PoliticsGreek Politicsweek, as well as a petition signed by over 1,000 university teaching staff. The proposals were put... to accuse senior officials and team doctors of sexual abuse, while the story also prompted... one in two Greek women believes she has been a victim of sexual harassment and that the overwhelming
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