[Intime] The ministries of Social Cohesion, Labor and National Economy are working together on a plan to completely overhaul of the benefit policy system within 2025, with the aim of achieving a universal structure that does not produce more injustices and inequalities than those it is designed to remedy. The main pillars of the planned …
[InTime News] A Thessaloniki court for offenders caught in the act on Friday handed a man an 18-month suspended prison sentence for espionage after he was caught photographing the city’s military airport on December 23. The sentence was converted to a fine of 10 euros per day, while he was also fined an additional 1,000 …
[Shutterstock] Property rates used for tax purposes (“objective values”) in the Elliniko area are changing again, adding to most property taxes on the so-called Athens Riviera. With its latest decision, the Ministry of National Economy and Finance may leave the zone prices unchanged (as determined in August 2022), but it has influenced two factors that …
The report prepared by the committee responsible for the quality of Greek education is a wake-up call for the state of the educational system, after it found that two in 10 students who graduate from junior high are functionally illiterate. Source link
Italian summer camp kids peppered Shaymaa Shady, 6, with questions about how she lost her leg. “Ha fatto la guerra,” one child said. She went to war. She and 15 other children evacuated from the Gaza Strip months ago, urgently needing medical care. Sarah Yusuf, 6, her pelvis broken in an Israeli strike, can now …
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The unemployment rate in Greece continued its downward trend in November 2024, with the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) estimating that it decreased to 9.6% from 9.8% in October and 10.8% in November 2023. Employment increased by 3.5% on an annual basis. Although all available data indicate that the end-of-year statistics will find the unemployment rate …
Casa d’Italia in 1932. [Archive of the Italian Archaeological School of Athens] In the heart of Athens, on Patission Street, Casa d’Italia stands as a resonant testament to Italian culture and history. Built in the 1930s, the building houses the Italian Cultural Institute and encapsulates the spirit of interwar diplomacy and architectural ambition. Now, a …
The duration of the lease, the scope of services provided and the number of properties under utilization are the main criteria by which the tax burden and other obligations of taxpayers who are active in short-term leasing and generally in the leasing of housing with a hospitality character are determined, per the detailed guide issued …
Greece experienced its hottest summer and warmest winter on record in 2024, according to data from the National Observatory of Athens’ Meteo.gr network. The year brought unprecedented temperatures, extreme rainfall and a notable frequency of impactful weather events. June 13 saw the year’s peak heat at 44.5°C in Voukolies, Hania, in Crete. In contrast, the …