New mix for tax revenues
Next year, more than 50% of the country’s total tax revenues will come from two sources: VAT and corporate income tax. Source link
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Tsitsipas Basel Withdrawal Sparks Shoulder Injury Concerns
Stefanos Tsitsipas has pulled out of the Swiss Indoors in a Tsitsipas Basel withdrawal that raises fresh questions over his right shoulder. The Greek star withdrew from the ATP 500 event in Switzerland on Sunday 25 October. Its main draw began a day later. Tsitsipas had been drawn to face American Taylor Fritz, the world …
ATHEX: Notable rise for banks after week of drop
Greek stocks recovered on Monday some of the ground lost late last week. Source link
EOK Funding Frozen, Vroutsis Calls for Elections
Greece’s government has kept state funding to the Hellenic Basketball Federation (EOK) frozen and is pressing it to hold fresh leadership elections as soon as possible. The move comes as the match-fixing scandal known as “Basketgate” sweeps through Greek basketball. Deputy Sports Minister Giannis Vroutsis called the federation’s new president and board to an emergency …
Violence and politics
The recent scenes in France may have shocked other Europeans, but they did not shock the Greeks, at least not those who remember how extreme elements tried to push the country over the brink at the peak of the economic crisis – and nearly succeeded. Source link
Two Foreign Nationals Arrested Over Fake Documents at Airport
During a police check, officers discovered that the man held proof of an application for a temporary residence permit for foreign nationals, but authorities had rejected the application. The woman, meanwhile, possessed an allegedly forged Greek residence permit. Officers from the Thessaloniki Airport Security Department made the arrests. A search of the man’s luggage uncovered …
59 charged over massive Horiatiko bakery chain tax fraud
Greek authorities late Monday brought criminal charges against 59 people accused of involvement in an alleged €100 million tax fraud scheme and other offenses centered on the Horiatiko bakery chain. Source link
More Than 60 Christians Killed in Ethiopia Attacks, Church Says – Greek City Times
More than 60 people have been killed in a series of attacks targeting Christian communities in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, according to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, which has described the violence as a massacre. The attacks took place across three areas of the Shirka district, leaving homes destroyed and forcing residents to flee. The church …
The judiciary, too, lacks a culture of performance evaluation
At a time when public confidence in the judiciary is under strain, court rulings have become the subject of political confrontation, and delays in the administration of justice remain a persistent problem. Source link
Erdogan Dismisses EU Opposition to Turkish-Libyan Maritime Memorandum – Greek City Times
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismissed European Union objections to the Turkish-Libyan maritime memorandum, insisting Ankara will not abandon its claims in the Eastern Mediterranean. Speaking after a cabinet meeting, Erdogan welcomed the unanimous approval of the 2019 memorandum by Libya’s House of Representatives, describing the decision as a significant step in protecting what …