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Three Out of Four Greeks Do Not Trust the News, Reuters Study Suggests

The Digital News Report 2019, compiled by the Reuters Institute was published on Wednesday, revealing some interesting facts about the attitude Greeks have toward their country's media. The report includes the findings of surveys conducted in 38 countries across the...

British Report Reveals Massive Christian Persecution in Cyprus’ Occupied Territories

A recent British report on the persecution of Christians around the world features shocking incidents of religious persecution, harassment and destruction inside the Turkish-occupied territories of northern Cyprus. Philip Mounstephen, the Bishop of Truro in Cornwall, presided over a team...

Remote Work in Greece Lags Behind Other EU Countries

A new report published by the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) on Friday suggests that only five percent of Greece's workforce works from home as part of their regular employment. This figure puts Greece in eighteenth place among the twenty-eight member...

Athens Real Estate Investment Climate Heats Up

According to a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report published this week, Athens climbed to 14th place in Europe from the 29th spot it held in 2017 regarding property investment prospects. The report was conducted by the London-based company for the well-known "Urban...

IMF Hails Greece's Recovery But Warns Risks Still Remain

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) published its first "Post-Program Monitoring Report" on Greece's economy on Tuesday, after the country's exit from the last bailout program in August, 2018. The report lauds Greece's progress regarding its economy, noting that ''the economic recovery...

EU Blocks Cash to Greece Over Delays on Reforms

Greece's creditors decided on Wednesday to postpone a 750 million euro ($854.4 million) payment to Greece following concern over the country's foot-dragging over reforms. In a European Commission compliance report released in Brussels, the creditors call on Greece to fully...

Council of Europe Criticizes Greece for Treatment of Mental Health and Immigrants

The Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) of the Council of Europe published a report on Tuesday which strongly criticizes Greece. The main focus of the report is on how some of...

OECD Says Greek Economy to Grow by 2.2 Percent in 2019

Economic growth in Greece will exceed two percent in 2019 and 2020, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) stated in its Economic Outlook report, released on Wednesday. The report notes that the GDP in Greece is projected to...

Greek Parliament Report: 'Primary Surplus To Reach 4.5 Per Cent in 2018'

Greece's economic surplus for the year 2018 may significantly exceed targets, reaching up to 4.5 per cent of the country's GDP (ahead of its target of 3.5 per cent), according to a report presented on Tuesday by the Parliament's...

Report: Nearly Half Greece's Active Population Out of Work

According to the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises' weekly economic bulletin published on Thursday, 44.7 per cent of the economically active population in Greece is out of work. More specifically, between the ages of 15 and 64 years old, 55.3 per...