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Natural gas consumption fell 15.38% in the January-September period this year compared with the corresponding period in 2022, the National Natural Gas System Operator DESFA said in a report released on Tuesday. The Revythousa terminal station in Attica remained the main gate for natural gas imports in the country, followed …

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Unemployment rate in Greece was down to 10.9% in August 2023 from 12.3% in August last year, but remained largely unchanged from July, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Monday. Τhe number of unemployed people in August was 512,193, down 71,013 from August 2022 and down 2,080 from July 2023. The …

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Greece 2023: 20% fewer large forest fires and 270% increase in burnt areas the meteo service of the National Observatory in Athens said in a report updated on August 30, 2023. Statistics (Figures 1 – 3) for the progress of this year’s (2023) fire prevention season in Greece remain negative, …

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Greece’s Energy Minister announced on Friday the electricity subsidy for the month of April, that is ridiculously decreased to 15 euros per MWh. The minimum rate charged for electricity in April will fall below 9 cents per kilowatt hour based on the subsidies for next month, Environment and Energy Minister …

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Greece’s annual inflation rate slowed further to 6.1% in February from 7% in January and 7.2% in February 2022, the Greek Statistical Authority ELSTAT said on Monday. However, this development is attributed solely to a drop in electricity prices while the consumer price index in foods and food items jumped …

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State subsidy on household electricity tariffs for February, for 90% of consumption up to 500 KWh per month was set at 4 cents per kilowatt hour or 40 euros per megawatt hour,  Greece’s Energy Minister announced on Tuesday. For higher consumption over 500 Kwh, the subsidy is linked to energy …

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This is the second week that the COVID-19 cases are dropping and the number of patients on ventilators remains stable, much lower from the number which could put pressure to the National Health System, Health Minister Thanos Plevris said on Monday. Speaking to ANT1 TV, the minister said that “many …

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Greece’s population has decreased to 10,432,481 – by 384,005 people or 3.5 percent – compared to 2011, according to the preliminary results of the cencus 2021, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Tuesday. The 2011 census showed that Greece’s population stood at 10,816,286. There are 5,075,249 men and 5,357,232 …

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“Ιn a year we would be able to know if we are at the coronavirus endemic stage,” assistant professor of Epidemiology and member of the epidemiologists’ committee of the Health Ministry Ghikas Magiorkinis said on Sunday. He determined the year after April 2022, that is April 2023, saying “I believe …

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The Greek government is committed to lower the ENFIA special property tax by 8 percent, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said on Tuesday. At the same time he announced the setting of property prices in “high-value regions, mostly coast areas on Greek islands.” Speaking to “Parapolitika” FM, Staikouras gave assurances that …

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Refugee and migration flows to Greece dropped 74%pct in the first ten months of 2020, compared to flows registered in the same period in 2019, says a report released on Thursday by Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency. Some 17,000 crossings into Greece were recorded between January and …

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A significant fall in air pollution values has been observed in Athens since the government took precautionary measures to counter the spread of coronavirus. According to data from the Climate Change and Atmospheric Quality Directorate, it is evident that the values of the concentrations of pollutants have decreased since last …

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Price increase of 23 percent and higher? “No, thanks!” said Greeks and cut on their favorite drink, the coffee. Greek coffee? Frappe with instant coffee? Filter coffee or espresso for Cappuccino or Freddo? Exorbitant prices due to the Special Consumption Tax forced Greeks to more austerity and cuts and turned …

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Short-term lease via the platform Airbnb is spreading in Greece as more and more apartment and home owners prefer to lease to tourists and visitors. However, they are surprised to see that the revenues they were anticipated to earn are decreasing. Reason for this is the plethora of offer that …

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The usage of plastic bags has sharply fallen in the last months mainly due to the charge on plastic bags but also due to several campaigns. The measure not only brought extra revenues for the government through the Value Added Tax, totaling one million euros from January to March 2018. …

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Sales of plastic bags sold at Greece’s supermarkets went down 80 percent in the month of January, just 31 days after the Environment Ministry imposed a charge of at least 4 cents per bag. According to surveys conducted by Research Institute of Retail Consumer Goods (IELKA) in supermarket chains but …

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The number of smokers in Greece has decreased over the last five years, however, the non-implementation of a smoking ban in enclosed public places has irritated the public, which calls it “cultural degradation,” writes European affairs website euractiv.com. The European Commission  generally advises Greece to implement the smoking ban which …

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Unemployment in Greece decreases, part-time jobs and low wages increase and a government minister with a monthly salary of several thousands euros says “better bad paid than not be paid at all.” Greece’s jobless rate fell to 20.2 percent in July-to-September from 21.1 percent in the second quarter, data from …

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Greece is enjoying what’s being billed as the best tourism season ever, nevertheless the cruise ship sector is apparently not keeping up and, in fact, is purportedly showing a noteworthy decrease from 2016. According to initial reports, cruise ship arrivals are down by 24 percent from the same period last …

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A significant decrease of 13% has been recorded in the amount Greek households spend for daily purchases at the country’s supermarkets. This is the logical consequence caused by low wages, high unemployment rates and increased direct and indirect taxes. Factors that have lead to impoverishment of large groups of the …

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