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The overtaxation of citizens under the previous government led to an increase in tax evasion, which increased by about 3.0 billion euros in the past four years, said Finance Minister Christos Staikouras in a statement on Thursday. Staikouras noted that “in 2014, tax rates fell and the economy returned to …
Read More »Unemployment in Greece falls to 17% in June
Unemployment in Greece and the seasonally-adjusted rate eased to 17 percent of the workforce in June, from 17.1% in May and 19.2% in June 2018, the Greek Statistics Authority ELSTAT said on Thursday. The statistics service said that the number of employed people was 3,928,036 in June, while the number …
Read More »Personal Data Authority rules “register students’ religion is unconstitutional”
The Greek Authority for the Protection of Personal Data (ASCPS) ruled on Wednesday that the inclusion of religion and citizenship in primary and secondary school registries and degrees as well as the requirement for a negative registration are contrary to the Constitution, the ECHR and European legislation. The registration of …
Read More »Expats in Greece: Worried about their finances, unhappy with working life
For the sixth year, InterNations, the world’s largest expat community with 3.6 million members, publishes its Expat Insider survey. With more than 20,000 respondents, it is one of the most extensive surveys about living and working abroad, sharing insights into expat life in 64 destinations. The survey offers in-depth information …
Read More »Forest fire in Nea Makri, East Attica, Civil Protection warnings Sept 5-6
Residents of Nea Makri, East Attica, woke up from the sound of church bells in the middle of the night. A wild fire had broken out near the houses of the settlement of Lyvisi short after 2 o’ clock in the morning. A few locals were evacuated when the blaze …
Read More »Erdogan threatens to flood Greece and EU with refugees and migrants
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fired new threats against Greece and the European Union threatening to open the borders and flood Europe with migrants. At the same time, he threatened to purchase a third vessel for drilling in the area of the East Mediterranean Sea. “turkey could be forced to …
Read More »New Democracy member calls Iranian refugee a “monkey”
Theodoros Giannaros, member of ruling conservative New Democracy party and the party’s working group for Health launched a vicious racist attack on a refugee, describing him as a “monkey”. Arash Hampay, a refugee from Iran living in Greece, posted a photo on twitter and wrote: “Fascists, I’m OK with my …
Read More »Greece grants Eldorado Gold permits for mining project
Eldorado Gold confirmed on Tuesday that it has received installation permits for its Skouries project and its Olympias mine from the Greek Ministry of Energy and Environment. Vancouver-based Eldorado has two operating mines and two development projects in northern Greece but has struggled with delays at Skouries for years. Eldorado …
Read More »Lagarde: Greece’s primary surplus at 3.5% is excessive, should be reviewed
The future President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, suggested that the Greece’s commitment to a 3.5% of GDP primary surplus target is “excessive” and should be reviewed. Lagarde made this statement during her hearing before the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament in Brussels …
Read More »Turkey rejects EU claim on increasing number of migrants in Greece
Turkey’s interior minister on Tuesday refuted recent claims about the increasing number of migrants from Turkey to Greece and said “if the EU was concerned about Turkey as much as Greece, the problems may be solved.” Suleyman Soylu’s remarks came at a joint news conference ahead of a bilateral meeting …
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