March 7, 2018
Turkey-GR
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım threatened not only hydrocarbon survey ships of oil giant Exxon Mobile but also the US 6th Fleet is participating in a naval exercise in the area 7-18 March 2018. little red arrow: US Naval exercise “The Republic of Cyprus would not be allowed to get …
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February 23, 2018
Social
The living and working conditions of the millions of people living in the Attica prefecture and Athens have been surveyed by Marc on behalf of the Attica Regional Authorities in cooperation with the Labor Center of Athens. The results draw – as no otherwise expected – a grim picture of …
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February 6, 2018
Lifestyle
Sales of plastic bags sold at Greece’s supermarkets went down 80 percent in the month of January, just 31 days after the Environment Ministry imposed a charge of at least 4 cents per bag. According to surveys conducted by Research Institute of Retail Consumer Goods (IELKA) in supermarket chains but …
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February 1, 2018
Social
Greek society in economic decline: Three out of four are long-time unemployed. 51% of the households depends on pensions. One in five households is afraid to lose its home. 70% of the young Greeks want to look for a work abroad. 16.3% say they cannot afford to cover an extraordinary …
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January 16, 2018
Lifestyle
Like in every country, Greeks want unbiased news coverage, especially when it comes to coverage of political issues. However, when asked how their news media are doing on reporting different political issues fairly, people are far more mixed in their sentiments, with many saying their media do not deliver. According …
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January 15, 2018
Uncategorized
The number of smokers in Greece has decreased over the last five years, however, the non-implementation of a smoking ban in enclosed public places has irritated the public, which calls it “cultural degradation,” writes European affairs website euractiv.com. The European Commission generally advises Greece to implement the smoking ban which …
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December 19, 2017
Social, Society
Pessimism, fear and insecurity: this is how the Greeks precept the present and the future. According to a survey conducted by MRB for Sunday newspaper To Vima, the overwhelming majority of Greeks, 87.2%, believes that things will generally go “pretty” or “very bad”, while the youth is considering to migrate …
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November 24, 2017
Uncategorized
Majority of Greeks pay from their own pockets for health care services, an average of 300 euros per year for doctors’ visits and laboratory and diagnostic tests. At the same time, 21 percent say they did not receive medical care they needed mainly because mainly of the cost. The nationwide …
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November 17, 2017
Social
Social Justice in the European Union Index 2017: a survey conducted by the German Bertelsmann Stiftung. Greece managed to get scores in five out of six indicators and topped the bottom. What’s the correct word? “Social just…what?”
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October 17, 2017
Economy
More than half of all Greeks distrust the banking system, according to a study published in Greek daily Kathimerini this week, focusing on capital restrictions in place since June 2015. According to the study carried out by business management consultants Alvarez & Marsal on behalf of the Bank of Greece, …
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September 11, 2017
Lifestyle
Greece ranked as the worst place in the world to live as expat. This is the result of an online survey conducted among expats by Expat Insider, a networking group of Internations. In the survey Expat Insider asked respondents to rate and provide information about how it is to live …
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September 7, 2017
Social
The economic crisis continues to plague Greek households struggling too make ends meet – month in, month out. A survey conducted by Nielsen shows a decline in consumption and therefore the plight of thousands of families. Greeks cut on essential goods like milk and bread. The drop in the category …
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August 17, 2017
Politics, World
What if the world views negatively Russia and its President Vladimir Putin. Greeks love the Russian President. Much more than US President Donald Trump. According to a survey conducted by PEW Research Center, only in three countries surveyed do majorities express a favorable opinion of Russia: Vietnam (83%), Greece (64%) …
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June 7, 2017
environment
The era of free plastic bags in Greece’s supermarkets will soon be over. A bill prepared by the Environment Ministry provides that Greek supermarkets will have to impose an extra charge on plastic bags consumers use to carry their purchases home. What will be the charge? According to some media, …
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June 6, 2017
Social, Society
Nearly a decade after the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, economic spirits are reviving, a PEW survey found. Economic spirits reviving everywhere? No. Not everywhere. Greeks remain pessimistic. No wonder about that, as they see no present and no future. According to a survey conducted by Pew Research …
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June 1, 2017
Very Mix
Greeks are the heaviest smokers in the European Union, a survey found. The survey results were published by the European Commission for World No Tobacco Day. Thirty-seven percent of Greeks are smokers, according to the report, which also showed that Greece had the smallest proportion of people, 44 percent, who …
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May 11, 2017
Greece, World
Orthodox Christians in Central and Eastern Europe but also in Greece express pro-Russia views and many would like to see Russia playing a stronger role in the area in order to balance the influence of the West. According to a survey conducted by PEW Research Center majorities in Orthodox countries …
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May 5, 2017
Greece, Politics
Majority of the European citizens believe that membership to the European Union is a good thing. The average of EU citizens believing so is 57 percent. However, the percentages vary significantly from country to country. Data revealed by the latest Eurobarometer survey shows that the attitude of the inhabitants of …
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April 2, 2017
Social, Society
A significant decrease of 13% has been recorded in the amount Greek households spend for daily purchases at the country’s supermarkets. This is the logical consequence caused by low wages, high unemployment rates and increased direct and indirect taxes. Factors that have lead to impoverishment of large groups of the …
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March 21, 2017
Social, Society
Greeks are known to be extremely ethnocentric and therefore xenophobic. Majority of Greeks consider migrants as a threat to economy, to social and cultural life. According to a survey conducted by the National Center for Social Research (EKKE): 65% think that migrants harm the Greek economy 63% consider Greece has …
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