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Podcast - Long live the revolution: The legacy of Greece's 1821 war of independence

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:25:00 GMT

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

China’s Footprint in Southeast Europe: Constructing the "Balkan Silk Road"

Fri, 29 Sep 2017 09:46:00 GMT

modernization. These projects form part of regional, rather than country-specific initiatives that Chinese... railway initiative. For both cities, such a project has been on the agenda for more than a decade... rhetoric than substance. China is only at the beginning of a much larger engagement in the region

Helped by trading gains, Eurobank posts 305 mln in Q1 profits

Thu, 26 May 2022 11:44:00 GMT

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

Philip Roth's words of caution

Tue, 29 May 2018 10:47:00 GMT

that the transformation has sincerity and longevity, rather than being a political stunt to gain broader acceptance... story to hearing a prominent rabbi deliver a speech in favour of Lindbergh’s candidacy: “What the hell... to the goyim – he’s giving the goyim all over the country his personal rabbi’s permission to vote

Orthodox Christianity survey reveals strong influence on Greek society

Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:52:00 GMT

strong, at 70 percent, standing closer to levels reported in the former USSR than in European countries... authority than the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople, even though the latter is traditionally known... of Greeks said that abortion should be illegal, higher than the average of 45 percent. Among all countries

Newsletter 305 - 16/07/2021

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 05:16:00 GMT

than a third, according to some polls) is sceptical or completely opposed to the vaccines..., and others putting the estimate at more than 5,000. The protesters, many carrying Greek flags, while... is smaller than those seen habitually in Greece, including at the recent anti-labour law rallies

Come back Cleisthenes, all is forgiven

Fri, 21 Mar 2014 14:22:00 GMT

partners had caught on to this obfuscation. However, rather than one man or a group of decision makers.... A case in point is former Athens mayor and health minister Nikitas Kaklamanis, who is in the running... some 230 million euros when Kaklamanis left, according to his successor Giorgos Kaminis. The former

Sharper drop for retail sales in July points to lingering recession

Mon, 30 Sep 2013 10:18:00 GMT

rather than to resume consumption.... period, with the average monthly inflow at c400 million euros over this 3-month period. Our

Retail's downward slide continued with 8.9 pct sales drop in August

Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:34:00 GMT

, with the average monthly inflow at c400 million euros over this 3-month period. Our understanding is that Greek households prefer to put the little spare money they have in their bank accounts rather than

Athens seeks enhanced regional role via international religious conference

Sat, 17 Oct 2015 19:39:00 GMT

the international alliance against ISIS, France had different aims in hosting the conference than Greece has..., Ioannis, Egypt’s Grand Mufti Shawki Ibrahim Abdel-Karim Allam and Chief Rabbi David Moshe Rosen from