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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. 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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  3. Public deficit and democratic duty

    Agora

    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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  4. Newsletter 286 - 26/02/2021

    Newsletters

    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... a framework for addressing sexual harassment in the workplace, including a code of ethics for the public

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  5. Greece’s 14–29s: Ambitious, anxious and lacking trust
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    Society

    , and 31.5% described as “heavy users” who spend more than two hours a day. Young women in particular are heavier users than men — 36.8% of women are heavy users compared with 26.5% of men — a pattern... newspapers or informative portals, while only 4.9% are heavy online news consumers. At the same time

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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. New political clash over police violence, but ND seems unperturbed

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    heavy-handedness, which critics claim is being covered up or ignored by the government-friendly media... resigned over the handling of sexual abuse allegations against the former National Theatre cultural

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  10. Special tax structure would benefit hotels and jobs, bank argues
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    EconomyFeatures

    in recent years, heavy taxation, especially VAT, remains a problem. In October 2015, a new rate of hotel VAT... hotel buildings that have not been used before. In the case of a transfer, a 2.4 percent stamp duty... duty, etc) may be due for the foreign investor. Greece’s hotel industry has been voicing concern

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