The deadline for the filing of income tax returns for 2022 has been extended to August 31, following the passing of an amendment in parliament. However, the payment deadline for the first tax instalment remains July 31. In effect, this means that taxpayers who submit their returns by the new …
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Deadline for tax returns declarations extended to July 31
The deadline for filing 2022 income tax in Greece is extended until 15:00 on July 31, 2023. The relevant decision was signed on Tuesday by Deputy Finance Minister Apostolos Vesyropoulos. The deadline applies to individuals and legal entities. For those who owe taxes, the first installment must be paid by …
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Greek banks get deadline to increase/decrease rates for deposits/loans
Finance Minister Christos Staikouras gave the banks 10 days to proceed “immediately and bravely” with an increase in interest rates on deposits and a reduction in interest rates on new loans. He described the 4.86% interest rate on new loans in October as “unacceptable.” Speaking to Skai TV on Saturday, …
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FinMin Staikouras puts pressure on Greek banks to support debtors, depositors
Greek banks must come up with proposals to actively support citizens who face a lot of financial pressures due to high inflation and the rise in the cost of money, Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras told them on Thursday, giving bankers a two-week deadline to do so. According to a …
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Bogus “miracles”: Archbishop gives fraudulent priest a deadline
Bogus “miracles” Archbishop of Athens Ieronymos gave a deadline of five days to the fraudulent priest of Agioi Isodoroi and a community of some people to abandon the chapel on Lycabettus Hill in downtown Athens and to move to a monastery. The head of the Greek Church is furious about …
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PowerPass deadline for electricity rebates extended to July 5
PowerPass applications on the online platform where citizens can submit their requests for rebates on electricity bills will be extended to July 5, 2022. The deadline was June 30. Government spokesman Giannis Oikonomou made the announcement on Twitter early Tuesday afternoon. Due to the continuous flow of applications and in …
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Finance Ministry extends tax filing deadline to Sept 17
The Finance Ministry announced the extension of the deadline to file taxes this year until September 17, 2021. The installments of taxes to be paid in July and August must be paid by September 17, the ministry said. Filers who want to use the 3% reduction on total tax owed …
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France and Germany give Turkey “one week deadline” to clarify its position
France and Germany accused Turkey on Thursday of continuing to provoke the European Union with its actions in the Eastern Mediterranean, and gave it a week to clarify its positions. “It’s clear to us that Turkey is permanently carrying out provocative acts which are unacceptable,” France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le …
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Greece gives 10-day deadline to NGOs dealing with refugees to register
Greece has issued a 10-day deadline to NGOs dealing with refugees to apply for official registration. Those NGOs that will fail to do so will have no right to continue their activities in the country, the Ministry for Citizen Protection said in a statement. The move comes as the government …
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Minister for Citizen Protections issues deadline for squats evacuations
Minister for Citizen Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis, has issued an …ultimatum for those occupying squats: they have 15 days to evacuate them. In a statement, the Minister calls for the evacuations of the squats and notes that in the case of asylum seekers residing in these occupied buildings, they should be …
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EU to set Greece deadline on asylum seekers, Dublin-Transfer to be resumed in March 2017
EU to set Greece a deadline on asylum seekers and enforce transfer of asylum applicants from EU member states back to Greece as of March 2017. The European Commission will set Greece a deadline on Thursday [today] to fix its migration system and resume taking in asylum seekers from March …
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EU is furious & sends deadline, as UK hesitates & Scotland threatens to veto Brexit
The European Union is furious about UK’s hesitation to implement the outcome of the Brexit Referendum. One after the other, EU Officials urge the UK to submit its Brexit request as soon as possible. After the historic Brexit decision, the heavy guns of the EU and Germany see themselves under …
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European Commission gives Greece May 12 deadline to register all refugees & migrants
Europe will set Greece a deadline of May 12 to register all migrants in an orderly fashion or face more border controls, EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos told a German newspaper on Friday. The border controls could be extended if Greece would miss the deadline. In an interview with German …
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Privatizations: Russian & US companies race for Greek TRAINOSE
The privatization of Greek Railways TRAINOSE is developing into a Russian-American race as companies from both countries have expressed interest on the sale of 100% of TRAINOSE . Hellenic Public Assets Development Fund, the Greek Privatization Fund (TAIPED) has set the deadline for bid submissions for December 3rd. A delegation …
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Greek Parliament approves creditors’ bill, rift in SYRIZA remains
With overwhelming majority the Greek Parliament approved the second bill of “prior actions” demanded by the country’s creditors. The Bill was approved with 230 votes. Against the bill voted 63 lawmakers among them also 31 from Tsipras’ SYRIZA. Another 5 SYRIZA lawmakers voted “present”. Voting result: YES 230 SYRIZA, Independent …
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Euro Leaders threaten Greece with “Grexit” and give “final deadline”
Euro Leaders agreed to give Greece a chance to submit new proposals by 8:30 a.m. Friday, July 10th. Two days later, a full Summit with all 28 European Union members will take place. A crucial decision will be taken: “to start negotiations for a two-year program,” as Merkel said or …
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Creditors give Greece a “deadline” to break the impasse
As early as 6 o’clock in the morning the’ technical teams’ sat down and picked up the negotiations thread, the institutions and Greece left down in the early morning hours of Thursday. The midnight meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the creditors ended at 12:30 without positive result. …
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Standoff escalates, as Greece’s EU-partners pull their Most Lethal Weapons
The bailout standoff between Greece and its creditors has reached an unprecedented escalation with the default clock ticking. Two weeks before the key €1.5-billion payment to the IMF on June 30th that threatens Athens with a “credit event”, the two sides do not seem able to reach an agreement that …
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Breakdown in talks, as Greece walks out in Brussels. Now what?
The Greek delegation walked out the negotiations with creditors representatives in Brussels on Sunday afternoon. During the meeting that lasted 46 minutes, the Greek side submitted revised proposals but they were considered as “insufficient” by the creditors. A difference gap of 2.6 billion euro remain between the two sides. According …
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It rains taxes: pay until Jan 31/2014 or get heavy fines
Hundreds of thousands of taxpayers have just three days to get their euro banknotes together and pay up to five different taxes, they might be not able to pay due to liquidity shortage. If they miss the deadline, they will be see their debts to the state accumulated due to …
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