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Easter in Greece: Stores opening hours April 6-17

The holiday working hours for shops and stores during the period leading up to Orthodox Easter starts on Thursday, April 6. According to the trade association of Athens the proposed working hours for Athens’ stores during the Easter holiday season, is as follows: Thursday 6 April: 09:00-21:00 Friday 7 April: …

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Inflation down to 6.1% but food jumped 14.8%

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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Greece’s inflation eases in Jan but food up 15.4%

Greek annual inflation rate slowed further to 7% in January from 7.2% in December, but remained up compared with 6.2% in January 2022. However, this slowdown mainly reflects a decline in electricity prices while inflation in foods was up 15.4%. Greek Statistics Authority ELSTAT said that price increases in the …

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“No food security problem in Greece,” reassures Agriculture Minister

There will be no problem in Greece’s food security or supply chain due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, two countries that are the most important grain exporters in the world, Agriculture Development and Food Minister said on Monday. The increase in the price of grain since the beginning of …

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Greek households store food due to war in Ukraine (POLL)

Greek households store food due to the war in Ukraine, a market survey has found. Turnover in value of food retail increased by 5.1% in the first week of March. According to NielsenIQ data, in the first week of March, many food categories, such as pasta, showed a very large …

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Food prices in Greece 5.2% higher than EU average, telecommunication 57.6%

Food prices in Greece are above the European Union average,the European Statistics agency Eurostat said in its 2018 report. Furthermore, the country is the most expensive among the EU-28 in telecommunications, including internet connections and telecom equipment. Alcoholic beverages and tobacco prices in Greece are 3.8% lower than the European …

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Greek PM announces V.A.T reductions in food, electricity, gas and 13th pension

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced a package of relief measures to relieve the life of debt-ridden Greek households. Among the measure for 2019 is the generous reduction of Value Added Tax in food items, catering industry, electricity and natural gas as well as the distribution of so-called 13th pension. Value …

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Clean Monday table: My Perfect Greek recipes for Octopus and Taramosalata

The Carnival season ended on Sunday evening, Monday morning Greeks sharpen knives and forks for the traditional Clean Monday meal with delicious lenten food. The Clean Monday lunch consists mainly of appetizers full of protein, yet no meat or chicken and no meat products like butter, eggs, cheese or sausages. …

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