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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. Material deprivation rises, while poverty risk drops slightly
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    Society

    Severe 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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  4. One in four Greeks in severe material deprivation; a eurozone outlier
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    Society

    Greece 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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  5. ELSTAT shows decrease in material deprivation, poverty risk, while education mobility remains static
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    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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  6. Newsletter 38 - 07/08/2015

    Newsletters

    landing on the doormat may be to Tsipras’s advantage. Striking early could also catch his rivals... to a decline in new orders and manufacturers’ difficulty in sourcing materials. Also, a more pronounced

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  7. BoG reveals figures for repatriation and banknotes returning to banking system
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    EconomyBanking

    period from the third quarter (Q3) of 2012 until Q3 2014 when there was not any material... of 305 million was almost double that of corporates, while in the July 2015 – December 2016 period

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  8. Greek competitiveness rank remains low as tax, bureaucracy create obstacles
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    EconomyFeatures

    compared to where it lags. Many of the poor scores in the subpillars reflect areas where Greece’s lenders... scores were noted in the subpillars of the effect of taxation on incentives to invest (137 out

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  9. It will happen when it happens - The vaccination entanglement in North Macedonia
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    Agora

    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... in the intentions of the Government The situation is similar regarding the procurement of Sputnik V. In terms

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  10. Excess of vaccines in Serbia will go to waste
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    Agora

    each. Residents of Serbia can choose between the Chinese Sinofarm, the Russian Sputnik V vaccine... vaccines to North Macedonia, 2,000 doses of Sputnik V to Montenegro, and 10,000 vaccines produced... Sputnik V vaccines to Republika Srpska. Unfortunately, the donation sparked controversy in B&H

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