Society
Economy
Half of Greek Households Living With Under €800 Per Month
Around half of Greece’s households were forced to survive with less than €800 per month in 2012, as revealed by recent Greek tax office numbers.
According to the data published by the Greek newspaper “Kathimerini,” 2,751,856 taxpayers with their spouses...
Education
Preparing for Greek Universities Costing Families Around €14,000
Students and families with expectations of attending a university or a technological educational institute (TEI) in Greece is a definite effort that requires sacrifices from all the family. It is estimated that the preparation of a student for the...
Greece
Golden Dawn Using Children to Achieve Goals
Photographic material collected from the computers of Golden Dawn members shows that the Greek party recruited even young children and toddlers to pursue their goals and spread their ideology.
The images, which were published by Greece 's newspaper “To Ethnos,”...
Crime
Russian Barmaid Dies in Balcony Fall in Vyronas
Last Sunday, March 30 2014, police rushed to the scene after a young woman fell to her death from a veranda in Vyronas, Greece.
The Greek authorities initially examined the possibility of an accident or the possibility of suicide. However,...
Crime
Credit Card Scam Revealed in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki police have revealed a credit card scam after arresting three foreign nationals alleged to be members of a criminal organization.
The defendants are two Australians aged 35 and 28, and a 24-year old from Hong Kong who have been...
Greece
Greece's Public Hospital Staff to Strike Over Shortages
Staff at Greece’s public hospitals have decided to strike to protest staff shortages and a lack of basic materials. The employees pinpoint the Greek Minister of Health, Adonis Georgiadis, as the one responsible for the situation. In particular, the employees’ federation...
Greece
Corruption Down But Still Rife in Greece
According to the annual report by “Transparency International – Greece”, corruption decreased in Greece in 2013, with 15% fewer cases reported than in 2012. An encouraging 30% of the people asked said that they refused to give any kind...
Greece
Unemployment in Greece Still Highest in EU
Despite a slight drop in unemployment in December in Greece, the proportion of young people and females without work remains the highest in the European Union, data provided by Eurostat has revealed.
Unemployment in Greece rose to 27.5%, compared to 27.6%...
Greece
Protestors Tear-Gassed in Downtown Athens
Despite the protest ban by the Greek Police due to the Ecofin and Eurogroup meeting, a demonstration was held on Tuesday, April 1 in downtown Athens, organized by the major opposition party SYRIZA, the All Workers Militant Front (PAME) and...
Greece
ELSTAT: Suicide Rate in Greece Goes Up
The number suicides in Greece was 508 in 2012 and 477 in 2011, according to a Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) report concerning the causes of death in Greece. Overall deaths were up 5% in Greece, the main causes being...
Greece
Olympiakos Tycoon Urged to Run for Piraeus Mayor
A new political is unfolding Monday concerning the candidates for the forthcoming municipal elections in Piraeus.
Many eminent citizens of Piraeus, along with local forums, are urging shipping tycoon and chairman of Olympiakos FC, Vangelis Marinakis, to run for mayor, a move that would...
Greece
Greek Pharmacists Return To Work
Pharmacists in Attica decided to end their strike over the liberalization of their industry on April 1, despite the approval of the critical reform bill by the Greek Parliament.
Greek pharmacists launched an indefinite strike last week over the liberalization...
Greece
Most Greek Ports Unfit For Cruise Ships
Although cruise ships are vital to Greece’s tourist season, most Greek ports are unfit to berth such vessels, a study has found.
Research by the National Technical University of Athens highlights critical deficiencies in Greece’s harborage: 70 of 93 ports have inadequate facilities...
Greece
New Provisions in Omnibus Bill to Alter the Greek Market
The critical omnibus reform bill that needed to release a delayed €10.5 billion installment from Greece’s international lenders was approved by the Greek parliament in the early morning hours of Monday.
The bill corrects many injustices that used to exist...
Greece
Thousands Receive Food from Greek Solidarity Networks
More than 13,000 Greek citizens resort to solidarity networks that have been developed in 37 municipalities of Attica, Greece in order to receive their daily meals. According to data from these municipalities, the number of citizens resorting to these...