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34 Migrants Held Captive by Afghan Gang in Greece
The Greek police freed 34 migrants including men, women and children, who were being kept captive in a flat in Athens, Greece, by an Afghan gang. The gang members were described as extortionists who were “preying” on migrants who had just...
Economy
European Parliament Approves €35 Billion in Funding for Greece
The European Parliament on Tuesday approved a set of one-off measures aimed at boosting the effective spending of 35 billion euros earmarked for Greece in the EU 2014-2020 budget.
The funds include 20 billion euros from the European structural and...
Culture
Choco Factory and Museum in Athens
Athens' "Choco Factory and Museum" is a theme park with educational and recreational content. It is located at the premises of HELEXPO and it will operate from November 7, 2015 to February 21, 2016.
Visitors will have the opportunity to...
Greece
Passenger Traffic at Athens International Airport up 14.7% in September
Passenger traffic at the Athens International Airport grew 14.7% in September to 1.8 million, from 1.6 million passengers in the same month last year.
The Athens airport recorded a new passenger traffic record in the January-September period with a total...
Economy
Heating Oil Price Is Seen Lower This Year
The heating oil price will be around 85 cents per liter at the beginning of the winter season, on October 15, provided that the special consumption tax remains stable at last year's levels (23 cents per litre), according to...
Art
Greek Opera Opens Theatre Circle in the Cultural Capital of Europe
The opera "Insenso," written by Dimitris Dimitriadis, and directed by Peter Sevastikoglou, will open the theatre circle for Wroclaw, Poland, January 15, 2016. Wroclaw is considered the cultural capital of Europe.
In the theater of the renovated old train station in...
Greece
Frontex to Post Additional 600 Staff Across Greek Borders
Frontex, the European Union’s border protection agency, on Monday called for the deployment of 775 additional to deal with the migrant influx on Europe's external frontier.
The additional staff will join the Frontex Joint Operations Poseidon and Triton, and their...
Greece
Undeclared Labor on the Rise in Greece
Undeclared labor is on the rise in Greece as figures show that more than one in five working people inspected were not registered with the proper labor and insurance authorities.
According to figures deriving from checks conducted by the Labor...
Economy
Greeks Expected to Pay Additional €4.35 Billion in 2016 Budget
The 2016 state budget that was tabled in parliament on Monday includes new measures that demand an additional 4.35 billion euros from cash-strapped Greeks.
New taxes and contributions and pension cuts for 2015 and 2016 total 6.4 billion euros. More...
Economy
ND Leader Meimarakis: A Tax Raid and More Pension Cuts are Coming
The 2016 draft budget presented by the government on Monday returns people back to the harsh reality of budget cuts, main opposition leader Vangelis Meimarakis said on Monday, following the presentation of the government's policy statements in Greek Parliament...