Do You See Us? | Athens | December 2

Do You See Us? | Athens | December 2

NGO Defense for Children International (DCI) – Greece will host a compelling photo exhibition at the Stelios Foundation Conference Hall (2 Kidathineon) in Plaka, honoring refugee mothers and children who have overcome violence and exploitation. Through evocative portraits and personal stories, the event shines a light on their resilience. With a mini-documentary, interactive sessions and …

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Desperate schools turn to retired teachers to fill gaps

Desperate schools turn to retired teachers to fill gaps

Amid a severe shortage of teachers, the Education Ministry has called on retired educators to apply for available teaching positions. In the latest nationwide recruitment effort for 170 positions, only 69 were filled, with certain regional units facing extreme shortages. For example, only three teachers were found for 65 vacancies in West Attica, and just …

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High share of spending goes to housing costs

High share of spending goes to housing costs

Three out of 10 Greeks in urban centers must allocate more than 40% of their disposable income to housing as a total – rent, electricity bills and so forth – while the cost of housing in general corresponds to 35.6% of the disposable income of households in Greece.  Based on Eurostat data for 2023, Greece …

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Major electricity suppliers absorb hikes

Major electricity suppliers absorb hikes

The government’s intervention to contain electricity prices in December will ultimately be limited in scope, since the major suppliers, under the threat of extraordinary taxation on profits from production activity, are proceeding to absorb most of the increases in the wholesale market. After Protergia, which fully absorbed the increase in the wholesale price, maintaining the …

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Greece to raise €500 mln in T-bills

Greece to raise €500 mln in T-bills

The Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) will auction 52-week treasury bills, in book entry form, to the amount of 500 million euros, on Wednesday. In an announcement last Friday, the PDMA said the issue will mature on December 5, 2025, and the settlement date is this coming Friday, December 6. Source link

A celebration for civil society

A celebration for civil society

Club thrower Alia Issa, a member of the Refugee Paralympic Team in Tokyo, trained I thanks to the RePower program, supported by Active Citizens Fund Greece Stories with a happy ending. Stories of people from different generations, places and backgrounds. Touching and unquestionably optimistic stories. Stories of transformation. Such were the stories shared at the …

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Storm Bora brings flooding, disruptions across Greece

Storm Bora brings flooding, disruptions across Greece

[InTime News] Storm Bora has caused severe flooding and damage across Greece, leading to over 290 emergency calls by Saturday night. The fire department reported rescues, water pumping and tree removals in Central Macedonia and on the islands of Lemnos, Chios and Rhodes. In Lemnos, a man’s body was recovered from a swollen creek, and …

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Charities and taxes

Legal entities that develop charitable, nonprofit activity are not businesses. They are active cells of civil society. Their income cannot be taxed as products of personal enrichment. Source link

Lawyer questions detention in Ambelokipoi explosion case

Lawyer questions detention in Ambelokipoi explosion case

The lawyer for a 26-year-old man detained over an October explosion in Athens’ Ambelokipoi district has criticized the decision to remand his client, citing insufficient evidence. “The detention was based solely on a partial fingerprint found on a common item, a bag,” attorney Alexandros Kanellopoulos said Saturday. He added that his client “categorically denies the …

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