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The racism virus has infected also pupils in Giannitsa, Central Macedonia. Pupils from the vocational high school held a protest against refugees and migrants on Friday. Holding Greek flags, they chanted “Illegals out of schools.” Video: Some 50 pupils first occupied their school and later marched through the center of …
Read More »Competition watchdog raids Greece’s four systemic banks for the extra charges
Teams of the Greek Competition Committee have raids the headquarters of the four Greek systemic banks (National, Piraeus, Alpha and Eurobank), media report on Thursday. According to state broadcaster ERT TV, the offices of the Greek Banks Association have been raided as well. The raids reportedly aim to find evidence …
Read More »Greece lures wealthy foreigners with tax incentives, “non-dom” €100K
Greece plans to offer tax incentives to lure wealthy foreigners to move their tax residence to the country. According to the draft tax bill published for public consultation on Thursday, the “non-dom” program will offer a flat tax rate to “non-dom” for an annual amount of 100,000 euros on global …
Read More »Historical building partly collapses in the center of Athens
Part of a two-storey historic building close to Agia Irini church in the center of Athens collapsed on Wednesday. The 200-year-old house was described by the Culture Ministry as “jewel. Authorities in charge wanted it stand at the intersection of Aiolou Street with Agia Irini square. But they did nothing …
Read More »HHRM: “Mammoth” natural gas field South of Crete is “nonsense”
The head of the Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management (HHRM) described as “nonsense” on the part of energy sector analysts media reports about a “mammoth” natural gas field South of Crete. The reserve has been estimated at 10 trillion cubic feet or 280 billion cubic meters. HHRM CEO Ioannis Basias was …
Read More »Taxpayers in small villages, islands to benefit from tax reforms
The Greek Finance Ministry has reportedly corrected the provisions for the collection of 30% of annual income via electronic receipts following strong reactions. In order to achieve tax returns, taxpayers should spent 30% of their income in e-transactions, otherwise they are threatened with a penalty of 22%. In the new …
Read More »Greece, Egypt, Cyprus condemn Turkey, hold joint military exercise “Medusa 9”
Τhe ministers of defense of Greece, Cyrpus and Egypt met in Athens to discuss the latest development sin the East Mediterranean region, cooperation on defense and security as well as regional security challenges. General Mohamed Zaki, the Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Minister of Defense and Military Production, Minister …
Read More »Greece weather warning: Rain, Thunderstorms, Sahara Dust, Mud Rain
A new bad weather front is forecast to hit Greece as of Wednesday, night, November 6, 2019. It will strike with rainfalls, local thunderstorms, strong South winds, Sahara dust and mud rain. Greece’s national Meteorological Service EMY has issued a weather warning and so did the Greek Fire Service and …
Read More »Greece tells MEPs: Migration on islands “explosive, beyond manageable capacity
Greek Minister for Citizen Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis, described with the grimiest colors the situation of the migration problem is Greece. The problem on the islands is “explosive and beyond any manageable capacity,” Chrysochoidis told the Committee for Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament on Wednesday. “Even …
Read More »Golden Dawn trial: Leader Michaloliakos in court, provocative, without remorse
A crucial moment in Golden Fawn trial: Leader of the far-right party, Nikos Michaloliakos, took a seat in the court room on Wednesday in order to testify in the long-running trial. He is accused of running a criminal organizations with the party members involved in several attacks against migrants and …
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