May 16, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
“Archaeological excavations are being carried out because underneath we have an entire state, the state of Plato, which we have covered,” Mayor of Athens, Kostas Bakoyannis said about the redevelopment in the district of the Greek capital Plato Academy. Instead of going to a bookstore or even do a google …
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April 7, 2023
Economy
The Independent Authority for Public Revenues (AADE) is launching an online platform on Friday, April 7, 202, for the payment of outstanding debts to tax offices and insurance funds. The measures concerns all those who either lost the old arrangements for settling tax and insurance debts in 72 to 120 …
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February 21, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
The state has lodged an appeal against the only, so far, court decision awarding compensation to relatives of victims of the deadly fire in Mati, East Attica, in 2018. In December 2022, the court awarded 300,000 euros to five relatives of a 77-year-old woman from Neos Voutzas who burned to …
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January 4, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
New Democracy MP for Fthiotida, Central Greece, Themis Himaras, resigned as a parliamentary deputy on Wednesday following reports he misused state money for the benefit of his business, in violation of the Constitution. Article 57 of the Constitution of Greece is clear about the business activities of a member of …
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June 14, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
The much anticipated “Power Pass” platform for citizens who are entitled to receive the electricity refunds of up to 600 euros, will open on Friday, June 17, 2022, the Minister for Digital Governance Kyriakos Pierrakakis said on Tuesday. Citizens can apply on the platform to receive rebates for the extra …
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September 24, 2021
Economy
Greece’s Public Power Corporation is expected to complete a share capital increase plan worth around 750 million euros by early November, following a decision reached by its board on Thursday. At the same, time, it looks as if the state participation will decrease by 17%. Final approval to the plan …
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July 7, 2021
Greece, Politics
Α new draft law on registration of lobbyists and restrictions on gifts to state leaders and government members was posted for public consultation on Tuesday. It is the first such bill in Greece, and includes the registration of lobbyists as well as gifts, hospitality and other benefits which in general …
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May 18, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
“State controls play an absolute critical role in the ongoing battle against the pandemic, Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister Akis Skertsos said on Tuesday. Speaking to Real FM, SKertsos said “we have a strict mechanism of epidemiological surveillance in place and we will have it for a long time, …
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March 2, 2021
Uncategorized
The Greek state will come up for the cost of non-cleric personnel working at facilities of the Church of Greece, the Holy Synod revealed on Tuesday. What is interesting is that news came from the Holy Synod and not from the government or the conservative Prime Minister’s office who was …
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March 2, 2021
Economy
The Greek state’s cash reserves stood at 34.5 billion euros at the end of 2020, according to the Bank of Greece balance sheet released on Monday. The general government’s deposits in the Bank of Greece stood at 24.1 billion euros in December, from 29.1 billion in October, 28.2 billion in …
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February 18, 2021
Greece
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a plan for new legislation that will clearly define the responsibilities of all state bodies at every level after agencies and authorities blamed each other for the ongoing poweroutages in capital Athens due to fallen trees during the snow weather.. At the same time, the …
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January 18, 2021
Economy
Greek state budget recorded a lower than expected deficit in 2020 offering a breathe as the ministry tries to implement its fiscal policy in 2021, the Greek Finance Ministry said on Monday. A report said the budget deficit totaled 22.808 billion euros in 2020, down 1.5 billion from budget provisions. …
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November 23, 2020
Economy, FEATURED
The Greek government will support Aegean Airlines with 120 million euros to help the private company come through the effects of the pandemic, the government spokesman announced on Monday. Greek government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced on Monday during his usual press briefing that the government would soon be awarding 120 …
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July 27, 2020
Economy
The Greek state budget recorded a primary deficit of 6.101 billion euros in the first half of 2020, from a budget target for a primary surplus of 313 million euros and after a primary surplus of 381 million in the corresponding period in 2019, the finance ministry said on Monday. …
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June 17, 2020
Greece, Politics
The Greek government hazes self-employed, freelancers and sole proprietors receiving state aid for suspending business operation due to coronavirus. They will be obliged to post in front of their business or upload on their website a notice that they have received the state aid! This was decided with a Joint …
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June 1, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, Tourism
Greece will pay for the accommodation of tourists tested positive for coronavirus during their visit, government spokesman Stelios Petsas said on Monday. “They will be hosted in a hotel and the cost will burden the Greek state,” he added. “We have done it in the past and we will continue …
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May 18, 2020
Economy
The Greek general government budget recorded a deficit of 6.014 billion euros in the January-April 2020 on a cash basis, after a deficit of 1.138 billion in the corresponding period in 2019, the Bank of Greece said on Monday. In a report, the Bank of Greece, attributed this development mainly …
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April 23, 2020
Economy
Greece’s state budget recorded a primary surplus of 3.5% of GDP in 2019,European Statistics authority Eurostat said in a report released on Wednesday. According to the report, the general government recorded a surplus of 1.5% of GDP or 2.7 billion euros in 2019. The primary surplus based on excessive deficit …
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February 17, 2020
Economy
Chinese nationals who invested at least 250,000 euros in real estate in order to obtain a Golden Visa are angry. 35 of them threaten to sue the Greek state for 10 million euros for delays in issuing the long-awaited precious and highly expensive paper for them and their families. The …
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February 15, 2020
Greece
The Greek state will support the installation of photovoltaic units to meet the needs of the monks living in their own “Republic” in Mount Athos. Energy Minister, Costis Hadjidakis, and a government delegation visited Mt Athos a couple of days ago and discussed ‘burning’ issues with the leadership of the …
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