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The Greek souvlaki is saved. Greece’s Competition Commission has reportedly intervene in order to stop the price increases that were apparently due as of May 1, 2019. Responding to press reports that Greeks’ favorite fast food, the Souvlaki, will be sold at 3 euros from €2.2 currently, the Competition Commission …

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The Greek government is reportedly preparing a package of positive measures to sweeten voters ahead of the European an municipality elections in May. The package may include reduction in direct and indirect taxes, including the unified property tax ENFIA. According to Greek media, the package of measures that allegedly focus …

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We hear a lot about the public health care system in Greece and it is mostly negative reports about shortage of personnel and stuff, delays in operations and appointments with doctors. Tessa Cross, an expat form the UK, has something different to report. In a e-mail to KTG, Tessa expresses …

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Greece’s debt climbed to 181.1 percent of GDP in 2018, the largest ratio in the euro zone, EU’s statistics authority Eurostat said on Tuesday. Public debt in Greece and Italy, the two most indebted countries of the euro zone, grew last year while the bloc as a whole recorded an …

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Sahara Dust will strike large parts of Greece on Wednesday creating a suffocating atmosphere. Epirus, West Sterea, Crete, Athens and Attica and Peloponnese are the regions to be mostly affected by the phenomenon. Meteorologists forecast increased concentration of Sahara dust particles that will be transported to Greece from Libya due …

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“Next time I’ll come to Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be Prime Minister.” The bold support came by Manfred Weber, the center-right European People’s Party candidate to replace Jean-Claude Juncker as the President of the European Commission. The Bavarian arch-conservative politician from the Christian Social Union choose the Greek capital Athens …

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They call them πέρδικες, Easter “Partridges.” They are are amazing Easter eggs, embroidered eggs, unique pieces of art the women in Grevena and Kozani prepare each and every Easter. The traditional technique uses bee wax, threads and dyes. The eggs are painted with melted bee wax and then died red. A …

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A social and political outrage sparked on Tuesday, after Alternate Health Minister Pavlos Polakis accused an New Democracy candidate for the European Parliament of making use of disability provisions in order to get a job in the public sector as he is a person with special needs. 34-year-old Stelios Kymbouropoulos …

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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said the UK’s Brexit deadlock illustrates the flaws of a “nationalistic approach” and “chauvinist rhetoric” in addressing a country’s political, economic and social problems. “Brexit was a very bad development for Europe, and very bad for Britain as well,” Mr Tsipras said in an interview …

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The Greek economy recorded a primary surplus of 4.4 pct of GDP, or 8.149 billion euros, in 2018, Hellenic Statistical Authority said in a report sent to Eurostat in the framework of the excessive deficit procedure. The statistics service confirmed that the government exceeded its goals for a primary budget …

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With an overwhelming majority the Athens Municipality Council approved the recommendation by Mayor Giorgos Kaminis to ban far-right Golden Dawn from holding rallies for the European and Municipality elections in public spaces. “We will not give Golden Dawn any public spaces for pre-election campaigns because it operates like a criminal …

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Greeks living abroad are a step closer to vote in parliamentary elections after a committee of experts of the Interior and the Foreign ministries submitted their final proposals to Interior Minister Alexis Charitsis. Citing sources, state news agency amna reports that eligible to vote are all individuals with a Greek …

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