September 24, 2024
FEATURED, Tourism
German tour operators have reacted with anger and little understanding to the recent increase of fees for cruise passengers and of accommodation taxes announced by the Greek tourism Ministry last week. In a letter to the Ministry the German Travel Association (DRV) has asked for a transitional period in the …
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August 4, 2024
environment, FEATURED
The average temperature of the air in the Greek capital Athens could rise by more than 3.5 degrees Celsius in 2041-2070 relative to 1971-2000, due to the repercussions of climate change combined with the ‘urban heat island’ phenomenon. ° This was the finding of research conducted by the University of …
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August 2, 2024
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
COVID-19 activity continues to be elevated in Greece, with a rising trend in hospital admissions and deaths. Positivity rates in tested samples have shown a slight increase compared to the previous week, the weekly report of the National Health Organization EODY said on Thursday. ISO week 30/2024 (July 22-28, 2024) …
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July 26, 2024
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Hard epidemiological indicators of Covid-19 such as deaths and positivity are constantly increasing in Greece, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said in its weekly report published on Thursday. At the same time, EODY repeated protection instructions to vulnerable groups of the population urging them to be particularly careful as …
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June 30, 2024
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
The number of people admitted to hospitals with confirmed Covid-19 has almost doubled since the end of May, epidemiology professor and member of the National Public Health Organisation scientific committee Gkikas Magiorkinis said on Saturday. He warned of the new variation of the virus, FLiRT, is highly transmissible in open …
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May 8, 2024
environment, FEATURED
Greece experienced 3,543 wildfires between January 1 and May 1, a rise of 22% compared to last year’s 2,907 blazes, according to the Fire Service, which is bracing for a very difficult fire season. What is causing particular alarm is that “some of these fires displayed characteristics similar to blazes …
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March 29, 2024
Economy, FEATURED
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday announced an increase in the minimum wage to 830 euros per month as of April 1, 2024. The prime minister made the announcement during a cabinet meeting. The increase is 6.4% and effectively 50 euros gross per month with the minimum wage to increase …
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March 12, 2024
Economy, FEATURED
With the latest increase, the minimum wage will exceed 800 euros a month, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in an interview on SKAI television on Tuesday morning, in which he explained that the government was striving to fight the high cost of living by raising salaries. Mitsotakis said that the …
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February 9, 2024
Economy, FEATURED
“We are looking for a further significant increase in the threshold for Golden Visa investments that will affect all areas under pressure and in urban areas and islands,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told the Parliament on Friday morning. “The threshold can go to 800,000 euros,” in such areas, he announced …
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January 22, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
The government announced on Monday a series of measures for new parents with the aim to address the demographic problem in Greece as well as challenges posed by the current cost-of-living crisis. The measures are one-off allowance to new parents and thus retroactive from 1.1.2023. In fact, the measures are …
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January 18, 2024
CORONAVIRUS
There is an increase in weekly deaths from COVID-19 in Greece, according to the epidemiological report of the National Health Care Organization EODY for the period January 8-14, 2024. All other indicators showed a decrease, the report stressed.. The most common sub-variant is JN.1 (44%). According to EODY, flu positivity …
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January 4, 2024
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Viral infections of the respiratory system (SARS-CoV-2, influenza viruses and respiratory syncytial virus – RSV) show a further increase, according to the epidemiological report of EODY for the period 25-31 December, 2023. 1,818 Covid-patients are hospitalized in simple beds, 57 deaths, 70 intubated Covid-19 is widely dispersed in the community, …
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January 2, 2024
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Testing on raw sewage in Athens showed a steep spike in Covid-19 infections and the use of cocaine over the holiday season. Nikos Thomaidis, Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens told state broadcaster ERT on Tuesday. “The reality is that in the last month …
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December 29, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Traffic accidents on Greek roads increased in October 2023 with 42 people to have been killed in one month on the asphalt. At the same time, 58 people were seriously injured (6.5% increase) and 1,200 slightly injured (3% increase) There was a 5.5% increase in road traffic accidents occurred across …
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November 23, 2023
animals, FEATURED, News
The cost of keeping a pet in Greece has increased to unbearable levels for some animal lovers with the result that some owners are unable to meet the cost for food and visits to the vet. They often seek a new loving home for their 4-legged pal or they dump …
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November 21, 2023
Economy, FEATURED
“The increase in incomes is the only solution in the face of high prices that are not going to decrease,” deputy governor of the Bank of Greece and Professor of Economics at the University of Piraeus., Theodoros Pelagidis, admitted on Tuesday. Speaking to state radio ERT, Pelagidis pointed out that …
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November 20, 2023
Economy, FEATURED
Greece’s Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Security Panos Tsakloglou, shot a firework out of the blue about the increase of retirement age and then he gave one explanation after the other that made the issue even more complicated. Current retirement age is at 67 or after 40 years 0f …
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September 28, 2023
Economy, FEATURED
An increase in tax rates is definitely not in the government’s plans, government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis stressed speaking to SKAI FM on Thursday. He had been asked to clarify whether new taxes will be imposed on one-person businesses such as free-lancers. A day earlier, Deputy Economy Minister, Haris Theoharis, had …
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September 18, 2023
Economy, FEATURED
Property owners who operate three or more Airbnb-type properties will be called to have closer contacts with Greece’s tax office, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Saturday. At the same time the PM announced also an increase in the accommodation fee in order to cover up costs for damages caused …
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September 1, 2023
environment, FEATURED
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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