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Greece has third lowest wages in the EU, Eurostat shows

The average full-time adjusted salary in Greece for 2023 was €17,000, according to data released by Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency, on Thursday. This places Greece third from the bottom, with only Bulgaria (€13,500) and Hungary (€16,900) reporting lower figures. The highest average annual full-time adjusted salary was recorded in …

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Prisoners in Crete make wheelchair for paralyzed young lamb

Prisoners at the rural prison of Agia by Chania on the island of Crete took a heartwarming initiative and made a wooden wheelchair for a paralyzed young lamb. The young lamb was born with both hind legs paralyzed. The inmates who take care of the livestock facility in the prison …

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Greek, Turkish Foreign Ministers lay out positions before meeting

A day before the foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey meet in Athens on Friday, Giorgos Gerapetritis and Hakan Fidan laid out their respective positions in two separate interviews. The Greek foreign minister, In an interview with Turkish daily Hurriyet, Greek FM Gerapetritis emphasized the importance of peaceful coexistence and …

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Stricter penalties for businesses selling alcohol to minors

Greece is set to introduce a new bill in Parliament imposing stricter penalties for businesses supplying alcohol, electronic cigarettes, and vaping devices to minors in the government’s efforts to revamp alcohol laws in Greece. In a joined decision by the ministries of Citizen Protection, Justice and Health it has been …

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“Make Greece Great Again”: Local Trumpistas in action

Donald Trump’s campaign of hate, racism, homophobia, anti-science, propaganda and religious fundamentalism was crowned with complete success and had several local “trumpistas” in the east Mediterranean Sea and the south Balkan cheer. A number of Greek politicians and ruling party New Democracy posted their thrill on social media and welcome …

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Wildfire threatens the protected forest of Strofylia

Firefighting forces on Wednesday continued to battle a fire in Vouprasio, Western Achaia in Peloponneseιν to prevent it from reaching the nearby protected forest of Strofylia and the wetland. #πυροσβεστες 🔥#εποχικοι 🆘 🔥Μεγάλη Φωτιά στην Στροφυλία Αχαΐας.Καίγεται ο υδροβιότοπος.Το Δάσος της Στροφυλιάς μαζί με τη λιμνοθάλασσα του Πάπα (Καλόγριας), τη …

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