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Greek Industry Body Urges New Government to Push Ahead with Reforms
Reforms, a new industrial policy and a plan to fight corruption and tax evasion are the three main requests of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) for the new government.
"The result of the elections reflects the will of the...
Economy
ELSTAT: Greek Unemployment Rate Dropped in April 2015
Unemployment in Greece dropped to 25.6% in April 2015, a slight improvement compared to the 25.8% rate in March. The number of unemployed Greek citizens amounted to 1,216,870, mainly young people (53.2%) and in the most productive age group...
Business
Ryanair Will Allow Greek Passengers to Pay Cash
The capital controls imposed on Greek banks have already had a significant impact on Greek society. Since Greeks are unable to use their credit and debit cards to make purchases the low cost airline Ryanair announced that Greeks passengers will...
Economy
10 Problems Greece Faces Due to Capital Controls
Greece is living under the suffocating pace of capital controls for the last two days. The end of negotiations and the Greek referendum announcement have put everything on hold.
Due to the imposition of capital controls, Greece is facing numerous...
Greece
Greek 'Priest' Arrested for Conducting Fake Weddings
Greek police arrested a 37-year-old man in Kaisariani, Athens, on June 23, who was pretending to be a priest, and receiving large amounts in order to conduct bogus weddings between Greek citizens and foreigners.
The "priest" was accused of usurpation...
Greece
OECD: 1 in 2 Greeks Not Satisfied With Their Lives
Greeks appear less satisfied with their lives, according to an OECD survey, which found that one in two citizens have expressed dissatisfaction with their daily routine.
Specifically, according to the Better Life Index, the Greeks are less satisfied with life...
Greece
Registered Greek Unemployment Unchanged in February
Registered unemployment was unchanged in February, totaling 864,512 unemployed people, from 864,377 in January, for a 0.02% increase, the Greek Manpower Employment Organization (OAED) said on Friday.
From the total of registered unemployed people, 461,000 (53.32%) were long-tern unemployed for...
Europe
Three Greek Citizens Rescued from MRS in Bansko Winter Resort
Three Greek citizens were rescued in an operation in Bansko winter resort, Chairman of the Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC) Hristo Grigorov said for Radio FOCUS. He added that the operation was intense and lasted for five hours.
“The three rescued...
Australia
Australian Defense Ministry Looking at Greek Soldiers to Staff its Army
In an attempt to shield its national defense, the Australian government is seeking qualified soldiers from abroad, while the recruitment campaign is also addressing Greek and Greek-Australian citizens.
Among other specialties, the Australian Department of Defense is seeking shooters, counter...
Greece
Large Majority of Greeks Distrust Politicians, Domestic and EU Institutions
A large majority of Greek citizens distrust politicians and domestic and EU institutions, a new survey indicated, as Greece is still being mired in a three-year severe economic crisis.
About 80 percent of respondents in the survey conducted by the...