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Survey: 3 in 10 Greeks cannot afford heating or hot water

January 21, 2016 Society 1

Residents in several underprivileged suburbs of Athens and Piraeus have seen their economic situation to have dramatically deteriorate and consequently also their living standards. According to a survey conducted by the Greek Ombudsman: one in five residents seeks soup kitchens and social groceries in order to get food. Three in …

UPD Greek engineers warn: “Acropolis is crumbling!”

October 2, 2014 Archeology, Culture, Very Mix Comments Off on UPD Greek engineers warn: “Acropolis is crumbling!”

As if taxes wouldn’t cause enough crumbling in our pockets now a new disaster emerges on the horizon of the crisis-ridden country. Our beloved Acropolis, the Monument of Monuments, is crumbling! Engineers investigating the rockfall of last January found out that part of the huge rock on which the Parthenon …

Heat wave? Don’t forget a bowl of water for the strays!

August 13, 2014 animals Comments Off on Heat wave? Don’t forget a bowl of water for the strays!

As the summer temperatures rise and a heat wave is under way, please, do not forget to put a bowl of fresh water for the strays! This cutie below is a feral in my neighborhood. She urged me to do this appeal in the name of all feral and strays, …

Someone, give Greek FinMin a glass of water, please! Now that it’s still cheap…

May 28, 2013 Economy, Politics Comments Off on Someone, give Greek FinMin a glass of water, please! Now that it’s still cheap…

Not really. Yiannis Stournaras, Greece’s finance minister was speaking at the Parliament. He spoke and spoke … words and number were shot from his mouth and eventually he got thirsty. Much to his surprised, the parliament staff had not put a glass of water in front of the eloquent speaker. …

Greeks to Pay 25% Increases in Public Transport, Electricity and Water

April 24, 2012 Economy 2

That’s the country of economic miracles full of paradoxes. While the incomes decrease and wages undergo more and more cuts of 20-30%, prices keep going higher and higher. As if the 40% hikes in heating oil were not enough, prices for public transport and utilities are expected to rise at 25%. Greek …

My Fat Greek Big Brother: FinMin to Collect Water, Power Bills Data to Combat… Tax Evasion!

April 18, 2012 Economy 5

You pay 32 euro every four months for water consumption? This could brand-mark you as tax evader, should your water annual expenditure do not match with your income tax declaration. Greek Finance Ministry extorted all possible and fictional and non-fiction imagination in order to combat the notorious Greek problem: the …

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