September 27, 2023
environment
Over a third of Greece’s underground water is of poor quality, according to the 2022 annual report from the Hellenic Survey of Geology & Mineral Exploration (EAGME). The report identifies the main problems in the Aegean and coastal regions, where salinization of the aquifer is a prevalent concern. Additionally, rural …
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February 4, 2022
Blog, FEATURED, Opinion, Politics
Ι said many times on this blog that the surrealism we have been living in this country for the last two years resembles the one we used to love on the Monty Python series. I can understand the government’s efforts to turn black into white but the absurdity of statements …
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July 16, 2021
environment
The European Commission has decided to refer Greece to the Court of Justice of the European Union, due to poor air quality, caused by high levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The Commission considers that the efforts made so far by the Greek authorities have not been satisfactory and sufficient. The …
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January 22, 2018
Economy
Four out of every five dollars of wealth generated in 2017 ended up in the pockets of the richest 1%, while the poorest half of humanity got nothing, a report published by Oxfam found on Monday. As global political and business leaders gather for this week’s World Economic Forum annual …
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May 2, 2017
Economy
Greece will lower tax-free threshold to 5,681 euros annual income. The European Union sets the poverty line at 6,000 euro. This is the biggest scandal in the package of additional austerity measures Greece and creditors agreed upon in the early morning hours of Thursday.The second scandal is an additional cut …
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April 27, 2017
Economy, Social
The yearly tax discount will be reduced by 650 euros as of 2020, according to a draft agreement submitted to the government by the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund. The tax-free basis will be lowered from €8,636 currently to €5,685. In simple words this means: taxed will be …
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September 21, 2016
Society
Did you know that there are people in Greece who cannot afford to buy even a loaf of bread at a cost of €0.60 – €0.70? Almost a year after Greece surrendered into the arms of the international lenders and the International Monetary Fund and the austerity cuts started to …
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September 16, 2016
Society
These are pictures I hate to see. People waiting to receive a food package free of charge because they are unable to make a living. In Greece. In European Union of Solidarity. In the eurozone. Hundreds of people flocked to a sports facility in the city of Patras in Peloponnese …
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June 1, 2016
Society
Thousands of impoverished Greeks flocked to the premises of Thessaloniki Fair to receive a bag of food donated by the European Union. Vegetables, olive oil, chicken, cheese but also basic items like washing powder and dish detergents. Since 8 o’ clock in the morning, men and women, young and old, …
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March 20, 2015
Economy, Society
Greece’s unbalanced austerity and drastic increase of poverty. The poorest households in the debt-ridden country lost nearly 86% of their income, while the richest lost only 17-20%. The tax burden on the poor increased by 337% while the burden on upper-income classes increased by only 9% !!! This is the …
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September 26, 2014
Society
It was high time that the real data of the economic situation of the Greek society come to the surface! 2.5 million Greeks live below the line of relative poverty and another 3.8million people are at risk of poverty! A total of 6.3million people, which means more than half of …
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April 16, 2014
Society
Ten women dressed in black arrived in Athens central meat market in Varvakeio on Wednesday morning. The group split and each woman took position in several shops, next to the cash register. When they estimated that a consumer was needy, they simply paid for the food the client had bought. …
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December 23, 2013
Society
There were allegedly eight women standing next to the cash registers of several meat shops in Athens meat market Varvakeios located in the city’s center. They women wore neither a Christmas suit, nor anything else that could identify them. According to some “they were eight”, some others claimed “they were …
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May 8, 2013
Society
Another Greek story of needs, of basic human needs that need to be covered. Agios Panteleimon charity foundation for elderly hosts 44 seniors in Keratsini, a suburb of Piraeus. Furthermore the charity offers soup kitchen meals to 60 poor locals on a daily basis and supplies with food items some …
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June 5, 2012
Economy, Society
This is a nice example about the insanity ruling the mad house called “Greece in Times of IMF Austerity”. Supposedly one of the new society class of the neo-homeless due to the economic crisis would want to make a tax declaration for 2012. He would declare zero euro income for the calender …
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March 10, 2012
Society
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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November 4, 2011
Economy, Society
Thousands Greeks queue day in, day out for a free meal, a slice of bread and a bottle of water at the soup kitchens organized by charity organisations. While until recently the majority of the needy queueing for free meals were homeless, drug addicts and illegal immigrants, the picture changed in …
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