Tag Archives: June 2019

Unemployment in Greece and the seasonally-adjusted rate eased to 17 percent of the workforce in June, from 17.1% in May and 19.2% in June 2018, the Greek Statistics Authority ELSTAT said on Thursday. The statistics service said that the number of employed people was 3,928,036 in June, while the number …

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A British citizen has gone missing on the island of Crete since the end of June. 37-year-old Catherine Mowatt went missing from the village Sisi in Lasithi Prefecture. UPDATE: Silver Alert help service announced on July 10, that Mowatt was found and she is safe and well. A citizen recognized …

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Private diagnostic centers across Greece put a padlock as of Monday, June 10th 2019, due to disagreements with the Health Ministry. The strike is thought to be indefinite or until there is a solution between the centers’ owners and the government. The strike means that neither patients insured at the …

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The Acropolis Museum celebrates its 10th anniversary with a series of events that include among others a walk-through excavation of an ancient Athenian neighborhood, a photography show and a concert by famous composer Stavros Xarchakos. The events aim to thank the 14,500,000 Greek and foreign visitors who cross the museums …

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New Democracy managed another sweeping victory in the second round of regional and municipality election on Sunday, June 2, 2019, just a month ahead of the general elections. SYRIZA suffered another defeat and managed to elect just 5 out of the 67 municipalities in Attica and 8 out of 332 …

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