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Greece’s rapidly aging population and declining birth rate pose significant threats to country’s ability to grow, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned Wednesday, as he announced the creation of a national council tasked with reversing the negative demographic trends. “We are not dealing with a threat to our national identity, but …

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Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced Friday incentives to doctors and pharmacists in order to persuade as much as possible citizens to get vaccinated. Speaking to Open TV, Kikilias said that the pharmacists and the doctors will get 10 euros when they book a vaccination appointment. He also added that doctors …

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Greek opposition parties slammed Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for granting 150 euros to the country’s youth as an incentive to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance accused Mitsotakis of attempting to bribe young people and asked him to stop dividing the citizens with privileges for the vaccinated. In …

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Greece’s Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced on Friday an incentives program to encourage National Health System doctors to serve on the Greek islands and remote areas on the mainland. The incentives program will include financial, tax and educational incentives for the doctors’ families if they serve in the specific areas, …

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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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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis presented on Friday the Greek government plan offering incentives for the use of electric cars. The plan includes purchase subsidizing, incentives for parking and charging, for company cars. The goal is that one in three new vehicles in Greece will be electric by 2030, Mitsotakis said. …

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Greece plans to give incentives in order to promote the use of electric cars. These incentives could be tax cuts, lower duties, subsidizing the prices and even free parking, the government said on Monday. There are also plans to link the country’s tourism with the electric transport. The Greek government …

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Greece will close hotspots on the Aegean islands of Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Kos and Leros and will open instead closed pre-departure centers, government spokesman Stelios Petsas announce don Wednesday. the new centers will be ready by July 2020. Presenting the new government plan for the Migration issue, Petsas announced among …

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Greece plans to offer tax incentives to lure wealthy foreigners to move their tax residence to the country. According to the draft tax bill published for public consultation on Thursday, the “non-dom” program will offer a flat tax rate to “non-dom” for an annual amount of 100,000 euros on global …

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In an effort to stifle policemen objections regarding their involvement in the implementation of anti-smoking law, the Greek Health Ministry plans to give them incentives: 20% of the fines they will impose will go to their own pockets. That is a 20-euro banknote extra for the policeman who catches a …

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More and more European states are trying to attract rich Greeks and other European Union nationals suffering from overtaxation at home. According to a report: Cyprus, Malta, Ireland, Luxembourg, Monaco, Portugal and the Netherlands, as well as bigger countries such as France, Spain and Italy, are offering generous incentives to …

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EU countries would get €60,000 for every asylum seeker they take in above their EU-set quota as part of a plan drawn up the government of Malta that currently holds the rotating presidency of the Council of Europe. The government of the island state believes that financial incentives will persuade EU …

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Lawmakers of the ruling party suggest a legislation offering tax breaks and less bureaucratic obstacles to foreign film production companies in order to attract them in Greece. Such a legislation will have a positive impact in Greece’s economy, Gross Domestic Product, unemployment and boost tourism revenues. In a letter to …

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The International Migration Organization and Greece have reportedly laid a plan with additional financial incentives to rejected asylum seekers. According to German magazine Der Spiegel, the incentives are thought in order to discourage asylum seekers from appealing the decision and stay longer in the country. The cash grant is double …

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The Greek authorities will try everything to get back to the banks what depositors withdrew before the capital controls were imposed on June 29th 2015. The financial ministry and its high-ranking state officials and interim government ministers are determined and will try everything to get the money back to the …

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Young Greek entrepreneurs put it as clear as they could: transparency in funding, tax incentives, less bureaucracy and reduced taxation. During the one-hour discussion with German Chancellor Angela Merkel representatives from successful Greek startups and small & media businesses used their once in a lifetime chance to report about the …

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Greeks are inventive, capable, and never run out of innovative ideas. Remember Odysseus from the ancient times? The gene of innovation is deep rooted in our DNA. And we don’t miss a chance to take advantage of it and turn it into real profits in the real world. The Greek …

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Greek deputy Development Minister submitted the new investment draft bill to the Parliament, aiming to attract foreign capital and create jobs in Greece and thus in fast track procedures. The mammoth bill  will speed up the issuing of permits for strategic investments, provide some tax exemptions and tax incentives. However …

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