The cost for energy has not increased during the last year. Greek Public Power Company (PPC/DEH) did not dare to increase the price for electricity consumption amid the deep economic crisis in the country. However, electricity bills have turned unpayable for thousands of households due to the additional fees and …
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Four in Ten Young Greeks would accept Greece’s exit from the EU
92% of young people in Greece do not trust politics. the same attitude is common to 66% of young people in Germany. Almost four in 10 young Greeks do not negatively approach Grexit, that is the possibility of the Greece to leave the European Union. While in Germany only 9% …
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Survey: 55% of Europeans against further Muslim Migration
Europeans are afraid of migration from mainly Muslim countries. A recent research poll conducted in among 10,000 people in ten European countries shows that the levels of public anxiety over immigration from mainly Muslim states are significant and widespread. The survey was conducted before US president Donald Trump signed the …
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72% of Greece’s households suffer from wages, pensions cuts, job loss, delayed payment, part-time work
I read about the result of a survey that “The economic crisis left Greeks the gloomiest in Europe and beyond”. What is the purpose of surveys, when the situation does not change, when millions struggle and have no hope for the future? Greece’s debt crisis has made its population the …
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64% of Greeks want to set up their own business
64 percent of Greeks want to become businessmen, Amway said its seventh annual global survey released on Tuesday. The survey, conducted in cooperation with the Tech University of Munich, records public trends on entrepreneurship throughout Europe, including Greece. Compared with 2015, Greek respondents were less positive towards entrepreneurship (64 pct) …
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Survey: Europeans disapprove the way EU deals with Economic & Refugees crisis
Two weeks before the Brexit Referendum and support for the European Union has fallen across Europe. A survey by the Pew Research Center suggests that support for the European Union has fallen in several EU states. In Germany, the EU’s popularity has fallen eight points to 50 percent in just …
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Greece’s young employees (18-29) earn less than €500/month
Almost half of young employees between 18 and 29 years old earn less than €500 net per month despite the laws for over 25 saying otherwise. In a survey conducted by human resources and job seekers website kariera.gr among 5,208 respondents aged 18-35, students and University/technical college graduates the results …
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Survey reveals 8:10 Greek women cheat on their partner
Whot? Eight out of ten Greek women cheat on their partners? Apparently that’s the bitter truth. The survey was conducted over a period of two years by the Andrology Institute of Athens among 2,000 couples. A team of experts tried to find out the reasons of female infidelity and capture …
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Poll: New Democracy leads, 47% want “Early Elections”
Main opposition party, conservative New Democracy continues to lead in public opinion polls with party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis to keep repeating on 24/7-basis: “This Syriza government is incapable.” The propaganda works: 47% of Greeks want early elections and – surprise! – among them also SYRIZA voters. Third party remains the …
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Survey: 6:10 Greeks want Government to “kick the IMF out” of Greece’s program
The majority of Greek society has a negative stance about the International Monetary Fund and believes that the IMF is blackmailing the Greek government.” According to a public opinion poll conducted by Palmos Analysis for daily Efimerida ton Syntakton, the majority of Greeks want in fact that the IMF to …
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Survey: Majority of Germans want to keep Greece in the euro zone
“Germans want to keep Greece in the euro zone again” – That’s the title of German conservative daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung over the results of a survey among Germans. And adds “After left Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras took office, the majority of Germans were for Grexit. Now it’s different, …
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Greece still a popular holiday destination despite economic crisis
Greece remains a popular holiday destination despite the economic crisis. At least, among British travelers. According to a recent survey, 66% of the respondents consider Greece as a safe destination. And half of British travelers over 60 said that they would be happy to travel to Greece and thus “independently …
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Greek banks charge higher commission for cards payments than in other EU countries
The Greek government wants to boost the use of plastic money as a means to combat tax evasion. But the banks do not share the government enthusiasm and keep their charging rates high. A vendor, a restaurant owner or a lawyer has to pay 3% or even higher commission to …
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Study: Fiscal consolidation programs trap Greece into a permanent debt- and economic-crisis
A study conducted by the Labor Institute of Greece’s biggest private sector union GSEE highlights the dramatic deterioration of the living stands of Greeks due to the austerity policies of the last 5 years, that is ever since the country sought its financial ‘rescue’ from the International Monetary fund. Analyzing …
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Greece’s Referendum: first Public Poll after Bank Holiday & Capital Controls
The first public opinion poll on Greek Referendum has been published after the government imposed bank holiday and capital controls. Conducted by ProRata for daily Efimerida ton Syntakton, shows that “NO to Creditors’ Proposals” suffered an 11% loss after the capital controls were imposed. BEFORE Bank Holiday & Capital Controls: …
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Poll: 51% of Germans want Grexit, 41% want Greece in the eurozone
In a recent poll conducted by German state broadcaster ZDF program “Political Barometer” 51 percent of the German spoke in favor of a Greek exit form the eurozone. “Only 41 percent said that the country should remain in the euro,” notes magazine Der Spiegel in an article “Half of Germans favor …
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Why does the majority of Greeks want to remain in the Euro?
In a poll conducted June 3rd and 4th but before Greece decided to ‘bundle’ its four trances to the IMF into, the overwhelming majority of Greeks responded that they wanted the country to remain in the eurozone and the Euro as currency. Question: Euro or Our own Currency? Answers: 74% …
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Survey: 48% support SYRIZA, 54% approve Gov’t negotiations attitude
Despite all odds. Despite all pressure and “bankruptcy” threats and blackmails. 48% of Greeks support left-wing SYRIZA and 54% approve the government’s approach in negotiations with lenders, while 58% want that the Government does not step back under the creditors’ pressure. The majority of respondents reject the additional austerity measures …
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OECD: Greek families with kids are taxed higher than singles
It doesn’t worth to be married with kids in Greece. Tax-wise. While taxes and social security contributions swallow 43.4% of the salary of a taxpayer without family, families with children are taxed with 3 percentage points more. According to a survey conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development …
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Survey: 7:10 Greeks support “honorable compromise” with European partners
Seven out of ten Greeks support a “honorable compromise” with a mutually acceptable solution between the Greek government and the European partners. The public opinion survey conducted by Marc for daily Efimerida ton Syntakton refers to Government’s announced measures and future plans: To the question “if negotiations do not bridge …
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