Almost eight in 10 participants in a survey conducted by the Athens Chamber of Tradesmen on behalf of real estate agencies said that they are likely to buy, sell or rent a property in the next five years. The president of the Athens Chamber of Tradesmen, Yiannis Chatzitheodosiou, stated: “Despite …
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Second phase of hydrocarbon survey off SW Crete starts
The Hellenic Hydrocarbons and Energy Resources Management Company (HEREMA) announced on Thursday the successful completion of the first phase of exploration for hydrocarbons carried out by the ExxonMobil/HELLENiQ ENERGY consortium in the marine areas of the block southwest of Crete, as well as the decision of the consortium to officially …
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Only 1:10 Greeks state to be “happy”, while 6:10 want to live in another country
Only one in ten Greeks state that they are happy with their daily life and six in ten Greeks would live to live in another country, a global survey on “Aspirations – Dreams – Expectations” conducted by the international network IRIS (International Research Institutes), with the participation, on behalf of …
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Price increases change consumer habits in Greece
Price increases have changed consumer habits in Greece, a survey by the Retail Consumer Goods Research Institute (IELKA) said on Thursday. The survey, conducted on a sample of 1,000 consumers in November 2023, showed a clear trend by consumers to save money to buy basic goods and services. Τhe pressure …
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“Athens: The worst city for digital nomads”, survey finds
Athens, Thessalonki and Patras are not attractive to digital nomads. A recent survey showed these three Greek cities collected the lowest score among other European cities, with capital Athens to top the list of the “top ten worst European cities for remote working”. Technology supplier Brother UK has identified the …
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ELSTAT: 66.8% of Greeks don’t visit a doctor as they can’t afford to pay for “free” Health
Almost 2/3 of Greeks, that is 66.8%, do not visit a doctor for medical check ups or therapy because they cannot afford pay for the “free” Health services, Greek Statistics Authority ELSTAT announced on Wednesday. The findings of ELSTAT’s announal survey on the health of citizens in Greece are “disappointing” …
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More than 55% of work can be done remotely, survey finds
More than 55% of work can be done remotely, more than seven out of 10 companies already implement a hybrid teleworking model, and more than 60% believe that teleworking has definitely had a positive/somewhat positive impact on productivity. These are the results of a survey in more than 250 companies …
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Wiretapping: FM Dendias remains -still- loyal to PM Mitsotakis
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said Monday that he is “fully satisfied” by the Prime Minister’s pledge to shed light on the wiretapping scandal, after two newspapers alleged he was among those targeted via phone malware. “I would also like to say that my cooperation with the Prime Minister is …
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Athens among Europe’s top cities for starting a business
Greece’s capital Athens has been picked as the fourth best European city to start a business enterprise, a survey by UK website Takepayments has found. Only Cambridge, Tallinn and Warsaw scored higher than the Greek capital. Starting a business in Athens can take as little as four days and there …
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Greece to survey off Crete, Ionian Sea for possible natural gas reserves, says PM
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday that Greece will restart its surveying program for the regions to the west and the southwest of Crete and the Ionian Sea in western regions, as it seeks to disengage from Russian natural gas. “Our attention will return to the potential domestic gas …
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Pandemic & Mental Health: 21% of Greeks doesn’t leave home for fun or socializing
Pandemic and mental health – 21% of Greeks do not leave home at all for fun or socializing, a new nationwide survey has found. The mental health and sociability of Greeks is burdened by the pandemic, according to a new nationwide survey by Focus Bari and YouGov. Two years after …
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6 in 10 Greeks say they will spend less on Christmas shopping than last year
Six in ten Greeks say that they will spend much less on Christmas shopping than they did last year. Reason are the price hikes and the higher energy cost as well as the insecurity with regards to the pandemic. The changes in the buying habits of consumers in the last …
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2500-year-old shipwreck discovered during seabed survey to lay power cable off Kythera (video)
A rare and unique shipwreck form the Classical Era has been revealed during the marine survey for the Crete-Peloponnese subsea interconnection, the Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) announced on Thursday. The rare shipwreck was revealed while surveying the seabed near the island of Kythera for the construction of Crete-Peloponnese subsea …
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Overwhelming majority of Athenians not “pleased” with Athens Great Walk
The overwhelming majority of Athenians who live or work in the Greek capital are anything but pleased with the famous “Athens Great Walk”, a project to create pedestrians and bicycle zone in downtown but turned into a Great Flop. Two surveys conducted by the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki and the …
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7:10 Greek women say they have been victim of sexual harassment or abuse
Seven out of ten Greek women have been victim of sexual harassment or abuse and the overwhelming majority believes that it is not easy for the victim to find justice, a nationwide survey has found. According to the survey conducted by Prorata between January 22-24 in a sample of 1,115 …
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Greece’s public sector bias suggested in LGBT poll
One in three LGBT people in Greece say they have been insulted due to their sexual orientation and/or gender identity at least once by public sector employees. A 6% say they are often or always subjected to outright verbal abuse, according to an online survey tracking the experience of members …
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68% of Greece’s right: Belief in God necessary to be a good person
The Greek right thinks at 68% that it is necessary to believe in God in order to be a good person. 36% of the Greek left believes the same. This is the result of a survey conducted by Pew Research Center in 15 countries and in which people’s thoughts on …
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44% of Greeks will skip vacation this summer, finds survey
The coronavirus pandemic seems to have affected the habits of Greeks and their willingness to travel, as 44 percent will not go on vacation this summer, a survey by the Association of Business and Retail Sales of Greece (HRBA) reveals. According to the survey’s findings, only 14 percent of consumers said …
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Overwhelming majority of Greeks want testing for tourists: Survey
The overwhelming majority of Greeks wants that tourists arriving in the country undergo Covid-19 tests. In a survey conducted by ALCO for private Open TV, 89% of the respondents said that tourists should undergo testing. Just 8% said it was against testing and 3% said “don’t know/don’t answer.” At the …
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One third of Greeks are not worried about the pandemic, survey finds
One third of the Greeks are not concerned about the risks posed by the pandemic and 2 in 10 believe that restrictions imposed by the government were too strict. As the government prepares for the next phase of easing the restrictions imposed in March to curb the spread of the …
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