July 5, 2022
Economy
Germans have climbed to top place among foreign home buyers in Greece, spending increasing amounts on beach-side property in areas such as Crete and the Ionian islands. Data from Elxis, a leading provider of real estate services that specializes in high end holiday homes, shows that house sales to German …
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January 10, 2022
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece opened on Monday afternoon, January 10, the online platform for citizens who were administered vaccines against Covid-19 abroad. Registration to the platform will enable holders of an EU Digital COVID Certificate or of one of a third country to have their vaccinations also registered in Greece. Especially those over …
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November 17, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Local authorities have been authorized to issue temporary social security number (AMKA) that can be used only for the purpose of vaccination against Covid-19. Under the new measure published in the Government Gazette, anyone, regardless of residency or citizenship status, can apply for a temporary AMKA directly from the local …
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May 27, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
All requests for temporary AMKA have been cleared for Covid-19 vaccination, Panagiotis Arkoumaneas, President of the National Public Health Organizationtold state broadcaster ERT TV on Thursday morning. The government had opened the online platform to provide with “temporary AMKA (social security number)” for the sole purpose of Covid-vaccination foreigners living …
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May 17, 2021
Lifestyle
Written exams for the naturalization of foreign residents started on Sunday with a total of 2,465 people to have registered for the first exams to obtain the Certificate of Knowledge Adequacy for Naturalization (PEGP). Most of the candidates are of Albanian descent, there are also candidates from Romania, Russia, Ukraine, …
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November 24, 2020
Economy, FEATURED
The Greek government tabled on Tuesday a draft bill in Parliament offering tax incentives to attract foreign taxpayers in Greece. The incentives include generous tax cuts and tax exemptions for homes and vehicles. Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said that the government begun this process with the law 4646/2019, introducing the …
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November 3, 2018
Very Mix
Greek authorities have arrested two foreigners wanted with a European arrest warrant for the abduction of a child in United Kingdom. A 37-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman were arrested at the Border Control point Kipoi at Evros river as they were trying to enter Turkey from Greece. When authorities …
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September 12, 2018
Social, Society
Drivers in Greece will have to pass new tests if they are 74 years old and above, then they will need to renew their driving license. They will have to prove that they still have the knowledge and the reflexes for safe driving. According to a decision published by the …
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August 24, 2018
Very Mix
Greek police arrested two nationals of Pakistan and one of Iraq for the murder of 25-year-old Nikos Moustakas at Philopappou Hill next to Acropolis last week. The Pakistanis aged 17 and 28 were arrested at Idomeni border crossing as they were trying to flee Greece for FYROM Thursday noon. The …
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July 19, 2018
Very Mix
The Greek Coast Guard rescued a man and a child who reportedly fell asleep on an air mattress and were drifter away from the shore due to the strong wind. The Coast Guard picked up from the sea also a friend of theirs who was trying to help them. The …
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July 16, 2018
Very Mix
Greek police has arrested a total of 59 people who tried to leave Greek airports with fake documents. The arrests were made between 9-15 July at the airports of Herakleio and Sitia on the island of Crete. The 59 people, 39 men and 18 women were trying to reach several …
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July 15, 2018
Tourism
A new law called “transport equivalent” (metaforiko isodynamo) allows permanent residents of 49 Greek islands to benefits from discounts for ship and ferry tickets when they travel to the mainland. The law equates the cost of travel by sea with the cost of land travel via intercity bus service (KTEL). …
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February 9, 2018
Greece, Politics
Minister for Citizen Protection, Nikos Toskas, announced that Greek Police will recruit foreigners living in Greece. Citing the example of Scotland Yard, Toskas said “We are obliged to examine such an approach so that we can maintain order in the best possible way.” According to a report by daily Ta …
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September 5, 2017
Tourism
A 70-yeart-old British tourist died while he was swimming in Fournoti beach, west of Agia Roumeli in the southwest of the island of Crete on Tuesday morning. The man reportedly became unconscious while he was swimming. Other swimmers rushed to help him. They brought the man ashore, a private boat …
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August 31, 2017
Social
The general hospital on the island of Santorini has allegedly two different price lists for medical examination, lab tests and treatment: one for uninsured Greeks and one for foreigners. The price list for foreigners has also variables, according to the country of origin of the patients. The Greek Federation of …
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July 21, 2017
Earthquake
Kos earthquake: Two dead, more than 120 injured, among them 5 in critical condition. Majority of the injured are tourists. Serious damages in the port of the island of Kos after a powerful earthquake stroke with 6.4 R short after midnight. One third of the island is without electricity. No …
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March 9, 2017
Greece
Greece introduces new residence permits for EU and non-EU nationals living in the country. Adhesive labels in passports and all other kinds of paperwork relating to foreign nationals living in Greece are to be scrapped and replaced by a new, electronic residence permit that will also double up as an …
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June 29, 2015
Economy, Tourism
Tourists and expats living in Greece will not be affected by the capital controls/ATM withdrawals, the Greek government said in a non-paper early Monday. Holders of credit and debit cards issued by Greek banks are not allowed to withdraw more than €60 daily. The exception from the €60-daily-limit refers to …
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September 24, 2013
Politics
Units of internal affairs division of Greek police raided three police stations in the context of investigating infiltration of extreme-right Golden Dawn. Greek media report that on Tuesday noon, units of internal affairs division – the so-called “Untouchables – raided the police station of Nikaia, Kaminia and Renti, all suburbs …
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June 6, 2013
Very Mix
Greek student Giorgos Iatridis was detained together with ten other foreigners on Tuesday night with charges of inciting the protests in Taksim Square in Istambul. According to his website Alexiptoto, Iatridis was living in Istanbul since October 2012. He is a post-degree student at Aristoteleio University in Thessaloniki and move …
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