The online platform where citizens and farmers can submit applications for subsidy via the state program “Photovoltaic on the Roof” opened at 2 ‘ o clock Tuesday afternoon, May 2, 2023. The program enables thousands of households and farmers to generate the electricity they need and save money, the energy …
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Market Pass application record 175K in a few hours; soon via KEP
Αpplications for the Market Pass reached 175,000 in just few hours, 12 o’ clock noon, after it opened in the early hours of Tuesday morning, February 21, 2023. This means that an average of 10 applications are being submitted per second, media report. According to state broadcaster ERT of the …
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Appodixi: Consumers scan fake receipts and win financial incentives
Greece’s Independent Revenues Authority AADE started using a new application to locate fake receipts, giving financial incentives to users: Appodixi went in operation on Wednesday, September 21, and over 700 complaints about fake and falsified were filed already on the first day. Appodixi operates through mobile phones and one can …
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Subsidy to replace old electric appliances: Platform opens June 21, details
The platform where consumers in Greece will receive state subsidy in order to be able replace their old fridges and air conditioners and cut down on soaring power bills will open tomorrow Tuesday, June 21, 2022, the government announced on Monday. Greek households will be able to buy up to …
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Gov platform to receive 60% rebate on electricity scheduled to open mid-June
An amendment legislating for an emergency subsidy pr rebate of up to 600 euros for energy consumers and an emergency levy on electricity producers was tabled in Parliament late on Tuesday. The measures are part of a support package to offset soaring electricity prices recently announced by the government. The …
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myCAR app: Motorists in Greece can pay road tax in monthly installments
Greece’s Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) announced on Monday that it opened an online platform for motorists where motorists can now pay the annual road tax for their vehicles in monthly installments. Furthermore, the platform MyCAR allows motorists to proceed online with the following actions: To put the vehicle …
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Jellyfish Alert: Google Map Application for Greece’s beaches
A pioneering application was created by Google: The application shows beaches in Greece where jellyfish have appeared. According to the application, jellyfish is currently in eight beaches across the country: in Avlaki beach in Porto Rafti, East Attica, in Kantare of Corinth, in Anavros, Liri and Kritharia, Magnesia, in Neoi …
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DiscoverEU: 15,000 free interrail tickets for 18-year-olds, applications June 12-26
The European initiative, DiscoverEU, is offering 15,000 European 18-year-olds, including 315 Greeks, tickets to travel to up to four European countries of their choice this summer. Applications can be submitted from Tuesday, June 12 (12:00 CET) until June 26 (12:00 CET). Young people born between 2 July 1999 and 1 …
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Russian bitcoin fraud suspect, Alexander Vinnik, seeks asylum in Greece
Alexander Vinnik, the Russian who was arrested last summer following a US arrest warrant has reportedly submitted an asylum application on Monday. According to local media, the 38-year-old visited the office of the Asylum Service in Thessaloniki earlier today. Vinnik is currently in custody in Diavata awaiting for the crucial …
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Germany to give know-how to Greece to combat tax evasion in cash registers
Finance ministry officials are considering the mandatory installment of an application in cash registers across the country that will cancel transactions, a measure ostensibly aimed at reducing the still “Olympus-sized” mountain of tax evasion in Greece. According to reports, the relevant deputy finance minister was in the German federated state …
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“Topos Text” – Free App for the Ancient Greek World
History and archaeology enthusiasts, researchers, students but also ordinary travellers can now have access to thousands of mythical and historical locations and a slew of ancient texts referring to them with one click on their smartphones, through the new free app called “ToposText”. The idea belongs to Brady Kiesling, a …
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PLAZZ: Application lets you book sun-beds across Greece’s beaches
Are you tired of fighting for a place in the sun? Of struggling for a sun-bed or two under the umbrella? A new application has a solution to your problem: Gain immediate access to sun-beds in more than 20 beautiful beaches in Greece. Make a reservation in advance from the …
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Taste & Design OLYMP AWARDS 2016 Competition – Submit your application, if you’re interested
Are you part of Greece’s agroalimentary food chain? Do you think the honey, the pasta, the rusks, the olive oil, the herbs, ouzo or what ever the product you produce is of excellent quality and should be awarded? Or are you a designer involved in packaging? The Olymp Awards 2016 …
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Germany, Holland push for Asylum Registration so refugees remain stuck in Greece
Germany and The Netherlands are setting up the agenda on the EU – Turkey Summit on March 7th 2016. based on statements made by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte it comes down to this: refugees and migrants would have to apply for asylum in Greece …
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“Frustration” should be a Greek word: Brain-Drain is easy among technology developers
Frustration in Greece is Problem No 1. You try and try and you hit wall. Again and again. Most of the time. Especially, when you have to deal with the state. In their free time and without any funding, a group of students developed an Application that provides useful information …
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Athens Airport: Voting Screens for the Return of Parthenon Marbles
Passengers in Athens Airport Eleftherios Venizelos had the opportunity to participate in so-called “interactive referendum” and vote YES or NO for the Return of The Parthenon Marbles. The application screens are place in four spots in Arrivals (one) and Departures (three) halls of Athens International Airport. “Are you in …
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Athens Guide: a useful application for tourists & expats
This is an amazing application for tourists visiting Athens and for expats living in the narrow and broader area of the Greek capital. The “Athens Guide” that gives information in English and is free to use. All you need to do is to download the application on your device, and …
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Captainwise: Greek startup searches “holiday packages” according your budget. Cool!
I found the idea very cool, when I read about it on a Greek Sunday newspaper. Captainwise.com helps travelers to find a tailor-made holidays package and thus according to a given budget. I couldn’t help but immediately check where I could go to if I had the money and the …
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