April 14, 2022
Greece, Politics, Social, Society
In a new burst of toxic arrogance, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attacked unemployed citizens calling them “professional jobless” claiming that “jobless do not find jobs because they lack the appropriate basic qualifications and skills.” Speaking at the Parliament to defend the new bill “Jobs Again” the PM blamed the unemployed …
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June 14, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
The Greek government is reportedly determined to proceed with privileges for inoculated citizens and “compulsory vaccination” for specific professionals. The government has reportedly already prepared the necessary legislation and is waiting for the recommendations from the National Bioethics committee before proceeds with its implementation expected in the beginning of July. …
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May 27, 2021
Greece, Politics
Greece’s Labor Ministry introduces benefits to the country’s foster care system with the aim to de-institutionalize children living in care facilities. The Ministry will grant benefits between 325 and 1,200 euros per month as of June 2021. The new benefits are described by the ministry as a way to “get …
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April 14, 2020
environment
Travel restrictions imposed globally to manage the coronavirus pandemic have a visible positive repercussion in marine life and environment, with a reduction in pollution and a revival of sea populations. Sea turtles are one of the species that have benefited from this, project officer for the international organization for Mediterranean …
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May 16, 2019
Economy
The governor of Bank of Greece Yannis Stournaras sounded warning bells over the current Tsipras government pre-election measures, saying there is no “fiscal space” this year for further benefits beyond those foreseen in the currently executed 2019 budget. The one-time finance minister, before 2015, again reinforced his reputation as a …
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April 23, 2019
Social
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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April 22, 2019
Economy
Unemployment benefits and Christmas bonus have become the target of conservative new Democracy, Greece’s main opposition party, aspiring to come to power after the next parliamentary elections. New Democracy sees the achievements of the working class struggle as counter-productive and claims that they create clientele relations between the state and …
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May 2, 2018
Economy
European Commission technocrats must have been in a trolling mood when they wrote the Pensions Adequacy Report 2018. They raise concern about the cuts in pensions and low-pensioners benefits they demanded from Greece to implement in the context of the 3. bailout as “all these provisions are expected to have …
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March 21, 2018
Economy
Over taxation of low and medium incomes, low wages, non existing benefits, a poor education system: these are the key words in chapter “Greece” as presented by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in its Going for Growth 2018 report beginning of the week. the international organization takes …
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August 7, 2017
Uncategorized
Greece’s GDP shrunk by 61.6 billion euros (26 percent) since 2010, the time span when three bailout memorandums with institutional creditors were signed and implemented, figures showed this week. Additionally, general government revenues decreased by five billion euros, with public sector wages, pensions and welfare benefits cut by 19.13 billion …
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October 21, 2016
Economy
The sharing economy benefits its creators, but this may be at the expense of those who do the work or provide the service — as well as the broader economy. The real reasons for the sharing economy are simple. The existing industries targeted by these platforms are frequently inefficient. Over …
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March 2, 2015
Society
That’s an unbelievable challenge for the debt-ridden Greek society! The collective bargain signed between Greece’s Public Power Company and powerful union GENOP-DEH electrocutes large parts of the unemployment- and austerity-hit Greeks of the country’s private sector. Four unions of workers at Greece’s Public Power Company (DEH) signed a collective bargain …
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September 13, 2013
Society
We certainly all feel with the plight of Greek civil servants and the cuts they have been exposed to due to Troika austerity. Their already hard working life spiced with benefits, allowances, part-time work but full-time payments and all possible kinds of benefits a union-government alliance could think of is getting even harder. …
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November 1, 2012
Economy, Politics
Greece’s Court of Auditors (Ελεγκτικό Συνέδριο) ruled as “unconsitutional” the upcoming cuts in pensons, the scraping of Christmas, Eastern and Vacation bonuses, the decreases to jobless allowances for seasonal workers, the raising of age criteria for the social benefit of EKAS and thus for all those with low income. The 30 …
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September 13, 2012
Society
Pictures of shame in the heart of the Greek capital: men and women on wheelchairs, blinds with walking sticks. They had to stage a protest rally in order to get an appointment with the Finance Minister. Knowing the famous “Greek reality” one can easily imagine, how they moved from one state …
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August 9, 2012
Politics
I am afraid, Greeks’ nerves undergo tiring endurance tests on a daily basis. The recent news story of Parliament Speaker Vyron Polydoras who used the position he kept for two days in order have his daughter hired at his office is the latest cause for journalist to start digging to old Parliament …
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July 16, 2012
Economy, Politics
A total of 20,203 euro is spent per month by the Greek parliament for each of its elected members: MP compensation, several open and hidden benefits, additional income through participation in committees as well as operational costs for their offices make it an expensive hobby for thousands of Greeks suffering …
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May 29, 2012
Economy
Ο la la! Quelle blamage! What a mean exposure! Madame Christine Lagarde, the head of IMF, who suggested parents of impoverished Greek children should pay their taxes, does not pay taxes herself. No, she is not exactly a tax-dodger. She simply enjoys a tax-free and lots of bonuses status due …
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May 14, 2012
Economy, Society
One of the many Greek miracles! A man has been receiving a 700-euro allowance on a monthly basis for being 100% blind. “What’s wrong with that?” one may ask. Nothing would be the answer if the man wasn’t a local champion in pool billiard! The man, who also happens to …
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March 20, 2012
Economy, Society
I really didn’t know that Greece had such a healing climate. Apparently it does. And thus with the effect that blinds can see, and paralyzed can walk. This can be the conclusion when one reads the news about the scandal of ‘fake disabled’ Greek fraudsters who used to extort real social …
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