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Greek Government Offers Handouts as Elections Loom

The Greek government announced on Wednesday new handouts in a new package worth 800 million euros ($855 million) aimed at pensioners, taxpayers and businesses hit by inflation. The package of measures, presented by Finance Minister Christos Staikouras, envisages payment of...

Greece Approves 5,000 Euro Financial Support for Fire Victims

The Greek government unveiled on Wednesday a set of measures for fire victims after a crisis meeting chaired by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. According to government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos the measures are grouped into three categories: A) Measures for the immediate...

Greek PM Tsipras Announces Welfare Handouts of 1.4bn Euros

The Greek government will distribute one-off welfare benefits totaling 1.4 billion euros, which was made possible by the economy's outperformance, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Monday. “For a second year, we are in a position to distribute a social...