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Franciscos Koutentakis
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Economist, assistant professor University of Crete
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A new statue titled “The Orange Plague”, also known as “King of Injustice”, by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt has been unveiled inside the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, where it will remain through 8 October. Remember to stop by for a selfie if you have a chance. 😏📸
October 7, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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A new oral-history project preserves the memories of miners who worked in the Cycladic island’s iron-ore mines under harsh and dangerous conditions
Serifos’ Mining Past Comes to Life Through Workers' Voices - tovima.com
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September 9, 2026 at 8:33 AM
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Two extraordinary charts from today’s PISA test results:

1) School test scores continue to collapse internationally, underscoring how this is no longer a Covid effect but sustained decline.

Those falls in reading and maths are equivalent to about two years of lost schooling.
September 8, 2026 at 10:56 AM
September 4, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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Βάσω Κατράκη, χαρακτικό για την Παλαιστίνη (1982).
September 3, 2026 at 10:18 AM
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Το σκεπτικό της απόφασης του ΣτΕ.
ΣτΕ: Η ανακοίνωση για την ακύρωση αδειών για τρία μη κρατικά ΑΕΙ
Το σκεπτικό της απόφασης του ΣτΕ.
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August 13, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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Here it is. My manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Join me, clean up Clacton and let's make 13th August Bin Day! #VoteBinface #VoteyMcVoteface #YesWeTinCan
July 27, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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Ο Γιάννης Θ. Διαμαντής και ο Σωτήρης Ριζάς συζητούν για την πορεία του Ιωάννη Μεταξά από το στρατιωτικό επιτελείο και τον Εθνικό Διχασμό έως την επιβολή της δικτατορίας της 4ης Αυγούστου.
Η ιστορία του δικτάτορα Ιωάννη Μεταξά | ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ
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July 26, 2026 at 5:39 AM
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"Decentralized Western capitalists have been able to squeeze domestic labor for forty years and run outsized profits. But now they are faced by a centralized capitalist (which is in effect the Chinese state)
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Don’t ask me about my profits, but let’s talk about your wages
How Western capitalists use China-bashing to deflect attention from their soaring profits
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July 14, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Belgium’s team celebrated their victory over the US by mocking Trump’s signature double jerk off dance move.
July 7, 2026 at 3:20 AM
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FT Exclusive: Of the top 20 companies that have earned the most from Russian shipments since June 2023, eight are Greek, led by Dynacom Tankers, which was founded by shipping billionaire George Prokopiou. ft.trib.al/CwxPNRR
July 7, 2026 at 6:17 AM
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Greece needs to cool its cozy relationship with MAGA, opposition leader and former PM Alexis Tsipras told POLITICO in an interview.
Greece must stop granting blank checks to Trump, says opposition chief Tsipras
Former leader from the eurozone crisis is eyeing a route back to power, and he is accusing to current government of giving away too much to Washington.
www.politico.eu
July 3, 2026 at 7:26 AM
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Το χω ανεβάσει 200 φορές αλλά χεστηκα, γιατί πρόκειται για ενα πραγματικό αριστούργημα ρε φίλε
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When The Levee Breaks feat. John Paul Jones | Playing For Change | Song Around The World
YouTube video by Playing For Change
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June 27, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Μίλησα σήμερα στη Ναυτεμπορική TV
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Φρ. Κουτεντάκης: Δεν υπάρχει καμία δημοσιονομική ανάγκη να αυξηθεί η φορολογία
YouTube video by Η ΝΑΥΤΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΗ
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June 25, 2026 at 10:18 AM
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Στον πρώην επίτροπο αποδίδεται η κατηγορία συμμετοχής σε εγκληματική οργάνωση, με τις αρχές να συνδέουν την υπόθεση με οικονομικό όφελος ύψους περίπου 73.000 ευρώ.
Ευρωπαϊκό ένταλμα σύλληψης για τον Αβραμόπουλο για το Qatargate
Στον πρώην επίτροπο αποδίδεται η κατηγορία συμμετοχής σε εγκληματική οργάνωση, με τις αρχές να συνδέουν την υπόθεση με οικονομικό όφελος ύψους περίπου 73.000 ευρώ.
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June 22, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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Very interesting paper finds that when South Korea suspended its “low-skilled” guest worker program, the result was not a rise in wages for native Koreans doing those jobs, it was the opposite; current employees got reassigned to those jobs and took pay cuts and firms went under.
June 22, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Πραγματική ιστορία=Ντοκιμαντέρ του Σκάι
June 22, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Οικονομικό θαύμα, όχι αστεία
June 19, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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Elon Musk Becomes World’s First Trillionaire https://theonion.com/elon-musk-becomes-worlds-first-trillionaire/
June 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Κάτι που μου έμεινε από τα σχόλια για τις δωρεάν αστικές συγκοινωνίες είναι πόσες Μαρίες Αντουανέτες ζουν ανάμεσά μας
June 16, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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I don't think any important part of US capital wanted a war with Iran, or the crazy tariff regime. But they did want to roll back rational administrative decision making, which means you get irrational decisionmaking. They wanted a wrecking ball. And by its nature that's going to throw up some dust.
June 15, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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are you just going to do this for every generation
June 4, 2026 at 3:18 PM