Pensioners

Giorgos Kagais is a 92-year-old Greek "pappou" from Rhodes who gained internet fame due to his impressive sea jump. A video of his daring jump from a six-meter diving board garnered over 1.2 million likes on Instagram. Giorgos, who has...

Greece is the top country in the world to retire says a study by UK-based insurance company Reassured. Reassured came up with six key factors most people consider when they’re thinking about moving abroad. These included: The annual level of...

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 aims to become the Florida of Europe by enticing foreign high-net-worth individuals and pensioners to make the country their home. Many baby boomers approaching retirement age and hunting for a warmer climate to call home in their golden years...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday unveiled several “relief measures,” including reinstating a benefit for pensioners who had their income slashed in 2012 and lowering value added tax (VAT) in some categories. Less than twenty days before the crucial...

According to the latest data made recently available by Greece's Independent Authority for Public Revenue, pensioners are now the largest single group of taxpayers in Greece. In nine out of the thirteen regions of the country, pensioners now constitute the...

Hundreds of pensioners took to the streets of Athens on Saturday to protest against austerity and falling living standards. With the motto "We claim what was taken away from us," pensioners from around the country rallied at Klafthmonos Square. Later...

Greece's Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, announced on Saturday that the European Union’s executive approved Greece’s first post-bailout budget without the requirement of implementing legislated pension cuts. Tsipras referred to the approval of the Greek budget as a "success," as he...

Greece spends the highest percentage of its GDP on pensions compared to other European Union member states, Eurostat says. Despite the fact that pensions have been slashed dramatically during the economic crisis, the Greek state continues to give a large...

One of the (vague) election pledges of Alexis Tsipras was that his administration would restore the lost dignity of Greeks. That was also one of his slogans when he was negotiating with creditors before he brought back more of...