Greek Tourism: Sustainability Concerns and Shifting Tourist Preferences
A recent survey of 1,314 Greeks reveals that 67.3% see tourism as vital but express concerns about its environmental and social effects, prompting calls for a sustainable tourism strategy. Climate change is also shifting tourist preferences, with nearly 30% avoiding destinations with extreme heat.
Greek Tourism: Sustainability Concerns and Shifting Tourist Preferences
A recent survey of 1,314 Greeks reveals that 67.3% see tourism as vital but express concerns about its environmental and social effects, prompting calls for a sustainable tourism strategy. Climate change is also shifting tourist preferences, with nearly 30% avoiding destinations with extreme heat.
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12% Bias Score
Greece Launches Dynamic Electricity Tariffs for Businesses in 2025
Greece's energy market is changing in 2025: dynamic orange tariffs for businesses start in February, reflecting hourly market prices. The 'night' tariff becomes a 'two-zone' tariff, affecting 1.5 million consumers. Fixed tariffs under 12 months end January 17th.
Greece Launches Dynamic Electricity Tariffs for Businesses in 2025
Greece's energy market is changing in 2025: dynamic orange tariffs for businesses start in February, reflecting hourly market prices. The 'night' tariff becomes a 'two-zone' tariff, affecting 1.5 million consumers. Fixed tariffs under 12 months end January 17th.
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36% Bias Score
Greece's Systemic Failures: High Resource Numbers Mask Deep-Rooted Problems
Greece, despite having a high number of police and doctors per capita compared to the EU, faces uncontrolled crime, a struggling healthcare system, under-enrolled universities, persistent gender-based violence, and widespread tax evasion, indicating deep-seated systemic issues.
Greece's Systemic Failures: High Resource Numbers Mask Deep-Rooted Problems
Greece, despite having a high number of police and doctors per capita compared to the EU, faces uncontrolled crime, a struggling healthcare system, under-enrolled universities, persistent gender-based violence, and widespread tax evasion, indicating deep-seated systemic issues.
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56% Bias Score
Greece's Anxieties: Confronting a Monarchic Past
Greece's republican government grapples with its monarchical past, evident in the renaming of public spaces and neglect of royal sites, stemming from anxieties about authoritarianism and a desire to distance itself from the 1967-1974 dictatorship, impacting current discussions about national identit...
Greece's Anxieties: Confronting a Monarchic Past
Greece's republican government grapples with its monarchical past, evident in the renaming of public spaces and neglect of royal sites, stemming from anxieties about authoritarianism and a desire to distance itself from the 1967-1974 dictatorship, impacting current discussions about national identit...
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60% Bias Score
Teleperformance Greece Faces Accusations of Union Busting Through Contract Terminations"
In Greece, Teleperformance is accused of retaliatory contract terminations against approximately 30 union members, including its vice-president, following union demands for better wages and working conditions, prompting strikes and legal action.
Teleperformance Greece Faces Accusations of Union Busting Through Contract Terminations"
In Greece, Teleperformance is accused of retaliatory contract terminations against approximately 30 union members, including its vice-president, following union demands for better wages and working conditions, prompting strikes and legal action.
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44% Bias Score
Greek Royal Family Citizenship Applications Spark Political Debate
Ten members of former King Constantine II's family, holding Danish passports, applied for Greek citizenship, choosing the surname "De Grece," sparking controversy and opposition criticism due to its royal connotations and the application's processing under Law 2215/1994.
Greek Royal Family Citizenship Applications Spark Political Debate
Ten members of former King Constantine II's family, holding Danish passports, applied for Greek citizenship, choosing the surname "De Grece," sparking controversy and opposition criticism due to its royal connotations and the application's processing under Law 2215/1994.
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36% Bias Score
Teleperformance Greece Accused of Mass Union Dismissals and Employee Exploitation
Teleperformance Greece, a multinational call center, faces accusations of mass union dismissals, intense employee pressure, and exploitation of foreign workers; the company cites awards and legal compliance in response, while workers demand better conditions and a collective bargaining agreement.
Teleperformance Greece Accused of Mass Union Dismissals and Employee Exploitation
Teleperformance Greece, a multinational call center, faces accusations of mass union dismissals, intense employee pressure, and exploitation of foreign workers; the company cites awards and legal compliance in response, while workers demand better conditions and a collective bargaining agreement.
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60% Bias Score
Turkey's Syrian Activities Fuel Greek Security Concerns
Greece is deeply concerned about Turkey's expanding role in Syria, especially the potential signing of a maritime agreement with Syria that would affect Cyprus and destabilize the East Mediterranean, further complicated by the warming relationship between Turkey and the incoming US administration.
Turkey's Syrian Activities Fuel Greek Security Concerns
Greece is deeply concerned about Turkey's expanding role in Syria, especially the potential signing of a maritime agreement with Syria that would affect Cyprus and destabilize the East Mediterranean, further complicated by the warming relationship between Turkey and the incoming US administration.
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40% Bias Score
EU Summit Highlights Increased Funding for Border Security
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, participating in a North-South Summit in Lapland with leaders from Finland, other unspecified countries, and the EU's foreign policy chief, stressed the importance of increased EU funding for border security and innovative approaches to defense, referencing ...
EU Summit Highlights Increased Funding for Border Security
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, participating in a North-South Summit in Lapland with leaders from Finland, other unspecified countries, and the EU's foreign policy chief, stressed the importance of increased EU funding for border security and innovative approaches to defense, referencing ...
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36% Bias Score
Eight Migrants Dead in Rhodes Boat Capsizing
Eight migrants died, including a child, when their boat capsized off the coast of Rhodes, Greece, on Friday morning; 18 were rescued, and two survivors were arrested for human smuggling, highlighting a perilous journey and ongoing crisis.
Eight Migrants Dead in Rhodes Boat Capsizing
Eight migrants died, including a child, when their boat capsized off the coast of Rhodes, Greece, on Friday morning; 18 were rescued, and two survivors were arrested for human smuggling, highlighting a perilous journey and ongoing crisis.
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60% Bias Score
Turkish-Led Athens Travel Guide Highlights Potential for Greek-Turkish Collaboration
A new English-language travel guide to Athens, "Monday to Sunday Athens," primarily produced by Turkish creators, highlights the potential for cross-cultural understanding and collaboration between Greece and Turkey, demonstrating a deep connection to Athens despite the complex historical relationsh...
Turkish-Led Athens Travel Guide Highlights Potential for Greek-Turkish Collaboration
A new English-language travel guide to Athens, "Monday to Sunday Athens," primarily produced by Turkish creators, highlights the potential for cross-cultural understanding and collaboration between Greece and Turkey, demonstrating a deep connection to Athens despite the complex historical relationsh...
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40% Bias Score
Greece Launches "My Home II" Program: 20,000 Low-Interest Home Loans
Greece's "My Home II" program, starting January 15th, 2025, will provide 20,000 low-interest loans (up to €190,000, covering up to 90% of property value) to first-time homebuyers aged 25-50, with income limits based on marital status and number of children, using a €2 billion budget from the Recover...
Greece Launches "My Home II" Program: 20,000 Low-Interest Home Loans
Greece's "My Home II" program, starting January 15th, 2025, will provide 20,000 low-interest loans (up to €190,000, covering up to 90% of property value) to first-time homebuyers aged 25-50, with income limits based on marital status and number of children, using a €2 billion budget from the Recover...
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48% Bias Score