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VAT on transfers of new property is frozen for another year. A batch of new measures go into effects in January seeks to reduce the tax burden on citizens. It includes several breaks, which can be summarized as follows: – Freelancers. Tax burdens for many freelancers are slashed. – Business fee. Those paid with invoices …
[TaMeteora.gr] A man has died after jumping from the first floor of a burning hotel in Kalabaka in Thessaly. According to reports, the victim is the 55-year-old owner of the hotel. He had jumped from the structure before the arrival of firefighters and later died of his injuries. Firefighters are understood to have rescued 26 people …
A man arrested on Sunday morning on suspicion of migrant smuggling in the northeastern Evros region is expected to be led before a prosecutor. Police arrested the man, a non-national, after a car chase. The suspect, who was transporting five migrants into the country, failed to stop at a police checkpoint on the Ardani-Ormenio road …
Turkey has plans for Syria now that the Bashar al-Assad regime has been toppled and a wary Greece and Cyprus are looking to Israel for support. Last Tuesday, Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu mentioned, during a meeting, the possibility of a memorandum with the new Syrian government delimiting the two countries’ maritime zones. This was …
[Shutterstock] Greece is poised for a transformative step in higher education with the launch of its non-state university initiative. Starting January 2, foreign universities can apply to operate in Greece, with applications open until March 1. Institutions approved could admit students by September 2025, signaling a major shift in the country’s education landscape. Education Minister …
Homeownership in Cyprus came to 68.8% last year, slightly below the European Union average of 69.2%, according to Eurostat. Conversely, 31.2% of the population lived in rented housing, just above the EU average of 30.8%. Cyprus has historically boasted one of the highest homeownership rates globally, with figures nearing 78% around 20-25 years ago. The …
Delivery workers from a private company participated in a motorcade protest in central Athens on Friday, as part of a 24-hour strike declared by their union. The E-food Workers’ Union of Attica organized the strike on Friday, along with a work stoppage scheduled for Saturday from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. The union is demanding …
The scientific data confirm that the year drawing to a close was marked by a new climate reality, by phenomena that can no longer be described as “extreme.” They are, in fact, “routine,” and this new reality cannot be addressed with the weapons of civil protection alone. What it demands is a radical overhaul of …
The luxurious Athanasiou Mansion at 10 Panepistimiou Street in photographed by Pavlos Mylonas in 1945. Eighty years ago, Athens experienced its most somber Christmas. New Year’s Day 1945 arrived in a city shrouded in darkness and fear. Despite the shadow of terror that had paralyzed daily life that December, much of the population awaited the …
The recent downpours in Athens, which caused the closure of a major thoroughfare, Poseidonos Avenue, and sent sewage spilling out into the streets of the affluent southern coastal suburbs, serve as a poignant metaphor. This area is, after all, the much-touted “Athenian Riviera,” with so many promises of lucrative investments and so many luxurious apartments …