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Expats have ranked Athens 68th among a total of 82 cities. According to survey Expat City Ranking 2019 conducted by InterNations. The Greek capital performs best in the Getting Settled Index (26th) and worst in the Urban Work Life Index (81st). It is even the worst-rated city in terms of …
Read More »“Milk Christmas Tree” donations event by Metropolitan Community Clinic, Dec 14
The Metropolitan Community Clinic at Helliniko in Athens invites to the decoration of the Christmas Tree, an event aiming to build “the tallest Milk-Tree of Love and Solidarity.” The Milk Christmas Tree event is scheduled for Saturday, December 14, 2019. Guests are kindly requested to bring a special Christmas tree …
Read More »Greece sends letters to UN objecting Turkey-Libya agreement
Greece has lodged objections to the United Nations over the agreement between Libya and Turkey mapping out maritime boundaries as a violation of international law, the Greek government spokesman said on Tuesday. “This agreement was compiled in bad faith, it violates the Law of the Sea” government spokesman Stelios Petsas …
Read More »Federation of employees at Greek banks on 24-hour strike Dec 11
The Federation of unions of Greek banks employees will launch a 24-hour strike across the country on Wednesday, December 11, 2019. The mobilization is the response of the Federation OTOE to the recent lay-off by the Piraeus Bank. On the same day, OTOE will launch a protest outside the Labor …
Read More »Turkish soldiers raise flag on Greek islet in Evros river to provoke incident
The Turkish flag was raised on a tiny islet in the Evros river, the natural border between Greece and Turkey. The flag was later taken down by Greek soldiers. The provocative incident occurred on the islet of “Loulou” near the village Praggi by Didymoticho. According to an exclusive report by …
Read More »Links to ISIS: Turkey deports woman with Greek & Australian passport to Greece
Turkey has deported to Greece a woman Ankara initially described as an “ISIS fighter.” It turns out that the woman was arrested because she entered Turkey from Syria with expired passport. Ankara deports to their countries of origin, people the Turkish Army has arrested during and after the military operation …
Read More »Erdogan threatens: “Greece will pay the price for its actions”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fired new threats against Greece and said that “Greece will pay the price for its actions.” In an interview on Turkish public television TRT on Monday night and a few days after meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in London, Erdogan escalated his rhetoric. However, …
Read More »Greek court strikes a blow to Airbnb rentals in apartment buildings
Short-term rentals via online platforms like Airbnb need the consent of all apartment owners if the place to rent is in an apartment building. This was the ruling of a Greek court in Nafplio, a ruling that strikes a blow to the Airbnb market in the country. The One-Member Court …
Read More »Rebrain Greece: Gov’t subsidizes scientists’ repatriation, wage €3000/m
ReBrain vs BrainDrain: An ambitious plan to have “brilliant brains” missing from Greece since the economic years to return to the country. Those Greeks who migrated will get jobs in Greece with a state subsidiary and will earn at least 3,000 euros per month and thus for two years. In …
Read More »“Corruption is a national threat,” says Greek PM Mitsotakis
“Corruption is a national threat,” Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, said on Monday on the occasion of the International Anti-Corruption Day. Speaking at the event “Technology and Transparency” organized by the National Corruption Authority, Mitsotakis said, among others: In 2012, Transparency International ranked Greece 94th in the list with the …
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