April 29, 2022
FEATURED, Social, Society
Greek migration authorities finally granted asylum to Saidu Kamara, a 17-year-old high school student from Guinea. It was the second application for asylum by the young boy who was at risk to be deported to his home country that he had left three years ago as unaccompanied minor. Kamara appealed …
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April 29, 2022
FEATURED, Social, Society
A new wave of brain drain is broiling as Greece’s youth does not want to stay in the country and 77.1% of them is ready to migrate, a recent public opinion poll has found. And it’s not only the youth, at least in the intention to relocate abroad for better …
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September 12, 2021
Greece, Politics
Greece’s economy will grow 5.9% during 2021, far more than the original 3.6% estimate, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Saturday at the at the Thessaloniki International Fair, where heads of government traditionally announce the coming year’s economic policies and relief measures for the society. Mitsotakis justified the growth revision based …
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July 15, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
“The youth who returned from the islands and transmitted the coronavirus to family and friends,” member of the Epidemiologists’ Committee and professor for Children Epidemiology Vana Papaevangelou said on Thursday.However she refrained form explaining how the Covid-19 reached the islands and how the youth contracted it there. Were there aliens …
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July 12, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
A wild party with over 500 guests, loud music, dance, fireworks and dangerous jumps from the balconies into the swimming pool was organized on Saturday in a villa in Halkida on the island of Evia. The party was promoted with posts on social media. Well-known DJs created atmosphere and the …
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July 8, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
Dozens of Covid-suspected cases on board of a commercial ferry set health authorities on alert late on Wednesday and had mobile teams of health organization EODY hastily being deployed in order to carry out Rapid tests to those disembarking. Ferry Super Express returned from the island of Ios to the …
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June 28, 2021
Greece, Politics
Greek opposition parties slammed Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for granting 150 euros to the country’s youth as an incentive to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance accused Mitsotakis of attempting to bribe young people and asked him to stop dividing the citizens with privileges for the vaccinated. In …
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June 28, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Monday that the government grants 150 euros to young people aged 18-25 if they are administered the first dose of a vaccine against Covid-19. The granted amount is ‘digital’ in a form of a prepaid card and to those born 1996-2003 can spend …
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April 19, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
With a drink in their hands, thousands of young people gathered in squares in Athens and other big cities over the weekend in so-called corona-parties. With Djs playing loud music, with dance and fun they defied lockdown restrictions and the night curfew until the early morning hours. Δηλαδή μοιραζόμαστε την …
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April 17, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Dozens of corona-police were deployed at Varnavas Square in Pangrati district of Athens on Friday to prevent young people from hanging out there and crowd on a spring night outside their homes. Some 100 police, members of a corps with the incredible name “Management and Delimitation of Gatherings Squads” established …
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November 6, 2019
Social
Greece’s population has been dramatically declined in the last years. Experts’ forecasts are griming: the country’s population of 10,456,431 will most likely shrink by one million in 20 years. Professor of demography Vyron Kotzamanis, of the Department of Planning, Urban Planning and Regional Development of the University of Thessaly, has …
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September 12, 2019
Economy
Greek unemployment rate fell to 16.9 pct of the workforce in the second quarter of 2019, from 19.2 pct in the first quarter and 19 pct in the same period last year, the Greek Statistics Authority ELSTAT said on Thursday. According to the released report, the number of unemployed people …
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August 8, 2019
Economy
Greek unemployment rate fell to 17.2 pct in May from 19.4 pct in May 2018 and 17.4 pct in April this year, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said in a report on Thursday. The statistics service said that the number of unemployed totaled 815,166 in May, down 108,124 from May 2018 …
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July 2, 2019
Economy
The rate of long-term unemployment in Greece has decreased to 12.5% of the unemployed workforce in the first quarter of 2019, when compared to 13.6.% in 2018 and 15.6% in 2017, the Bank of Greece said in its Monetary Policy Report on Monday. This development is important because, as the …
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February 15, 2019
Economy
Managing Director of International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, urged the countries of the European South to proceed with the famous “structural reforms” in order to combat the high rates of youth unemployment. Of course, she forgot that the reforms the IMF enforced to these countries sent thousands of Greeks, Portuguese …
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February 8, 2019
Economy
Greece’s unemployment rate dropped to 18.5 pct in November 2018 from 21.1 pct in November 2017 and 18.7 pct in October 2018, the Hellenic Statistical Service (ELSTAT) said in a report on Thursday. Youth unemployment (age group 15-24) remains high with 39.1 pct. Seasonally adjusted, the number of employed in November …
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January 28, 2019
Economy
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced on Monday the much anticipated increase of minimum wage. During a cabinet meeting that was live broadcast, Tsipras said that the minimum wage will be increased from 586 euros gross to 650. He added that the sub-minimum wage for those up to 25 years old, …
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January 10, 2019
Economy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel came for a two-day visit in Athens, just as the Greek Statistics Authority published the latest data on unemployment. Unemployment rate in October 2018 was 18.6 percent. “Great!” Merkel may have thought as she stepped Greek soil. “A year before, in October 2017, the rate was …
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November 8, 2018
Economy
Unemployment in Greece feel below 19 percent to 18.9% in August, supported by strong tourism trends, Greek Statistics Authority ELSTAT said on Thursday. In comparison, unemployment was at 19.1% in July this year and 20.8%t in August 2017. The statistics service, in a monthly report, said the number of unemployed …
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September 7, 2018
Economy
For the first time in years, youth unemployment fell below 40 percent, the Greek Statistics Authority ELSTAT said on Thursday. In its monthly report, ELSTAT said that unemployment rate among young people aged up to 24 years old fell to 39.1 percent in June 2018. One should note that the …
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