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Free Public Education Costs Greek Parents €3.7Bln Each Year

Private tutoring, foreign languages, computer lessons and private schools cost Greek parents 3.7 billion each year while at the same time the State spends another 5.6 billion euros on public education. The data come from the annual survey on education,...

Data Shows Increase in Amount of Students Attending Private Schools

According to data from the Diofantos Computer Technology and Publications Institute’s MySchool tracking system, there has been a steady increase in the number of students enrolled in both private middle and high schools. It didn't take long for critics of...

New Greek Education Bill Passes Amid Reactions

The new Ministry of Education bill passed in Greek Parliament on Wednesday evening with the votes of SYRIZA and Independent Greeks MPs, amid reactions from opposition parties. New Democracy and Golden Dawn lawmakers voted against the bill, while the Greek...

Greek Government Announces Taxation for Private Education

The Greek government announced a new proposed legislation that would impose VAT taxation on private education institutions. The Governmental Council on Economic Policy and the Governmental Council for Social Policy met on Tuesday to discuss a number of priorities for the government,...

First Private School to Close in Greece After Imposition of 23% Value Added Tax

The first private school that fell victim to the 23 percent value added tax (VAT) implementation on private education is the Michalopouleion private school established in 1931. The Michalopouleion private school in the Kallipolis neighborhood of Piraeus has endured the...