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Price hikes shock Greeks: +50% on electricity bills, 15%-20% on essential goods

September 4, 2021 Economy, FEATURED 17

Price hikes with shocking 50% increase on electricity bills as from September and 15%-20% up in several essential goods are threaten to push one in three Greek household into impoverishment. The government signals that it will take measures to contain the problem through a series of intervention in a market …

Greek households spend €40 less per month for supermarket purchases

April 2, 2017 Social, Society 1

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 …

Crete: Elections Candidate Withdraws Due To …Impoverishment

May 6, 2012 Politics Comments Off on Crete: Elections Candidate Withdraws Due To …Impoverishment

Independent candidate and founder of the unofficial movement “Jobless Youth of Lasithi” withdrew his participation at Greek elections 2012 race due to impoverishment. “I had no money for my campaign” Georgios Gkrouzakis, 25, declared in a statement “no money for leaflets and posters, no money to set up campaign kiosks or …

Shock in Athens: People Find Food in Garbage Bins (video)

March 10, 2012 Society 13

Fish eggs, rotten vegetables, cracked eggs, expired dairy products, a loaf of old bread… They pick everything they think they can eat from the big garbage bins standing outside super-markets and restaurants. They set aside their dignity and dig deep in the stinking bins to secure something to eat. A …

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