Greece
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Pronia’s education programme addresses the challenges of palliative care
Pronia has commenced it’s three-year Greek community education program “Mazi” (Together). The programme aims to inform the Greek community about palliative care, especially carers of people that are living with …
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Heating an unaffordable luxury for one in four Greek households
One in four Greek households cannot afford to provide adequate heating for their families, according to Eurostat. The findings came as part ot an annual survey the statistic agency conducts …
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Greece is “open for investments” in the cannabis sector
Greece is hoping to tap into its nascent cannabis economy following the legalisation of cannabis for medical purposes in 2017 and the lifting of the prohibition into the growing of …
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For Greek economy to fully recover, wait until 2040
Greece may have exited the bailout program amid celebrations and promises that the country’s crisis-ridden economy is on the mend, however this might still be nothing more than wishful thinking …
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Greek tax office to impose stamp duty on Airbnb contracts
Greece is about to introduce a measure to regulate short-term leasing of properties, effectively imposing a tax on Airbnb contracts. According to an announcement by the country’s Independent Public Revenue …
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Greece noted the biggest drop in unemployment, but still highest in Europe
Eurostat released its latest unemployment figures for the European Union. Greece continued its reign as the champion of joblessness with 18.6 per cent unemployment in October 2018, followed by Spain …
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Greek PM to visit Turkey on February 5-6
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is paying an official visit to Ankara on Tuesday and Wednesday in an effort to relaunch confidence-building measures between the two sides. Ahead of the …
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Greece braces for no-deal Brexit tourism wave
With stakes for a no-deal Brexit on the up, Greece begins to focus on putting measures into place that will allow UK citizens to continue to travel to and live …
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Is the ‘displacement’ of the Parthenon Marbles really a ‘creative act’?
The director of the British Museum, Mr Hartwig Fischer, recently defended the historical theft of the Parthenon Marbles dubbing their removal a “creative act”. His comments again reinstated that they …
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Crete dressed in pink covered in snow and African sand
The low front hitting Greece is not near as heavy as the one sweeping through Chicago at the moment, however, a photo of the thick snow covering the mountains on …