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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

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

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

High unemployment, falling wages damaged sustainability of largest Greek pension fund

Tue, 02 Feb 2016 08:57:00 GMT

Employees insured with IKA, the largest main social security fund in Greece, lost more than 10... the amount of wages fell by 2.11 billion, albeit an increase in the number of insured by more than... that it expects the average salary to further slip in 2015 since more than half (55.5 percent) of gross

Newsletter 68 - 01/04/2016

Fri, 01 Apr 2016 13:06:00 GMT

it will provide some respite for the government, which is struggling to cope with the more than 50,000... also scuffles on island hot spots and at Idomeni, where there are still more than 10,000 people... and urbane than his colleagues, should call for Tsipras to resign and snap elections to be held

The men who would be prime ministers

Thu, 07 Apr 2016 19:53:00 GMT

than his colleagues, should call for Tsipras to resign and snap elections to be held. It came... before him, he has more than the same single string to his bow. *This article first appeared in last... prime minister,” he told Skai TV. Greeks have paid dearly for the headstrong rush to power made by its

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

Newsletter 35 - 17/07/2015

Fri, 17 Jul 2015 13:28:00 GMT

, higher than the IMF’s estimate of 1.5 billion. Moreover, assuming the implementation of the fiscal... on Tsipras to take this route rather than call snap elections. Nevertheless, even this option seems... respectively despite rising by more than 30 percent in March. April’s is fourth positive reading since