April 29, 2022
FEATURED, Social, Society
A new wave of brain drain is broiling as Greece’s youth does not want to stay in the country and 77.1% of them is ready to migrate, a recent public opinion poll has found. And it’s not only the youth, at least in the intention to relocate abroad for better …
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March 3, 2022
FEATURED, Politics, Refugees
The Greek state will provide one-year protection status along with rights to work and medical care to Ukrainian refugees entering Greece, the Migration & Asylum Ministry announced on Wednesday. This will be issued to Ukrainian nationals within 90 days of their entering Greece, as the usual 90-day visa entry requirement …
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June 9, 2020
Economy
The lockdown imposed almost horizontally due to the coronavirus pandemic had almost one in two private sector workers out of work, either permanently or for a limited period, according to report on labor published by the National Institute of Labor and Human Resources (EIEAD). The report shows that more than 940,000 …
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February 24, 2020
Economy
While unemployment rates in Greece were high and thousands of jobs were available in Greece’s hospitality sector last year, many positions remained unfilled. According to a study presented by the Institute for Tourism Research and Forecasts (ITEP) last week, 7,000 positions in Greek hotels remained unfilled. The study, conducted by …
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February 16, 2020
Greece, Refugees
The Greek government is planning to create a “job vacancy” scheme where refugees and migrants can find seasonal work in the agriculture fields. The scheme aims to revitalize the countryside and the rural economy, as Greeks normally do not seek such jobs. According to an exclusive report by daily ta …
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June 6, 2019
Greece
There has been no more cynical admission since ages. SYRIZA MP, deputy Parliament Speaker and former Migration Minister, Tassia Christodoulopoulou admitted that her daughter was posted to the Parliament staff because she used some of her political connections. Speaking to Alpha TV, Christodoulopoulou said without blushing that she took advantage …
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March 14, 2019
Economy
Jobs in Greece’s tourism and travel sector will reach one million in 2019, the World Travel and Tourist Council said following a study. The tourism and travel sector in Greece grew by 6.9% in 2018 – at a rate 3.5 times higher than the growth rate of national economy at …
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February 25, 2019
Economy
Indian infrastructure company GMR Airports Limited, along with its Greek partner Terna Group, will develop the new international airport of Heraklion in Kastelli, Crete, after Greek Transportation & Infrastructure Minister Christsos Spirtzis signed the concession agreement. On Friday, the minister and the consortium signed a concession agreement for design, construction, …
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January 29, 2019
Economy
Greece aims to create new business opportunities thanks to its nascent cannabis economy. The use of medical cannabis in Greece was legalised in 2017, while the prohibition of its production was lifted in early 2018. In late 2018, the first two licences were granted to private companies for growing medicinal …
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January 23, 2019
Social
Greek Post workers took to the streets on Wednesday to protest a restructuring plan for Greece’s oldest organization, a plan that foresees the closure of dozens of branches and the loss of more than two thousand jobs. According to ELTA workers’ union more than 2,300 employees will be fired and …
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June 7, 2018
Social
A 57-year-old woman has been depriving several Greeks of thousands of euros promising them high work places at the embassies of the United States and Israel in Athens, against a fee, of course. In the two years the fraudster was in operation she has collected more than 280,000 euro, police …
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March 14, 2018
Social
A large number of employment agencies have been hiring cheap labor across Europe. But many Greeks have fallen victim to high expectations and fraudulent recruitment deals. Like most Greeks, Nikos Varthimiadis is bust. Bad debts ruined his bakery last year, pushing the middle-aged man and father of three into …
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November 19, 2017
Economy
The seasonal character of Greek tourism has taken a toll on employment rates for October with 92,132 new job openings in April – the start of the tourist season – translating into 98,420 lost jobs in October, marking the end of the season. In the meantime, six in 10 new …
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September 18, 2017
Greece, Politics
Awkward message by the leader of Greece’s major opposition party, conservative New Democracy. “Social equality is against the human nature,” tribe leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis told Greeks at the International Trade Fair of Thessaloniki on Saturday. “I have no illusions about a society without inequalities, something like that is against the …
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September 11, 2017
Economy
Canadian Eldorado Gold Corporation announced it would suspend investment at its mines and development projects in Greece as of September 22nd 2017 due to a delay in permits from the Greek government. In a statement issued on Monday, the company said no additional investment will be made into the Olympias …
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August 29, 2017
Greece
German Chancellor Angela Merkel considers that the situation in Greece of strict austerity, bailout agreements and income decreases “is in a much better state than a year ago.” She also expressed confidence that when Greece implements the outstanding 100+1 austerity measures of the third bailout agreement and its revisions “more …
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May 11, 2017
Greece, Politics
The leader of Greece’s main opposition party conservative New Democracy promised jobs to the unemployed children of … pensioners. Visiting a kafeneion, a traditional Greek coffee shop, in Kallithea suburb of south Athens, Kyriakos Mitsotakis said: “I do not promise hiring in the public sector,” but stressed that his aim …
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July 12, 2016
Politics, Refugees
Sharp ideological divides across EU on views about minorities, diversity and national identity. The recent surge of refugees into Europe has featured prominently in the anti-immigrant rhetoric of right-wing parties across the Continent and in the heated debate over the UK’s decision to exit the European Union. At the same …
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February 28, 2016
Politics
Under the pressure of a Refugee Crisis that is keeps escalating into an unprecedented level due to the unwillingness of many European countries ot share responsibility, Greek Migration Minister Yannis Mouzalas said on Sunday, that he has drafted and submitted an Emergency Plan to EU. The cost of the Emergency …
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December 16, 2015
Economy
Greece’s four main banks will have to reduce their employees by a total of 4,350 and shut down about 180 branches up to the end of 2017. These new reduction demands result from the derailing of the Greek economy generated by the prolonged uncertainty during 2015 which brought the country …
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