Greek E-commerce Booms, but Skills Gap Hinders Further Growth
Greek businesses generated €31.5 billion in e-commerce revenue in 2024, a 25.8% increase from 2023; however, challenges remain in accessing high-speed internet and skilled IT professionals.
Greek E-commerce Booms, but Skills Gap Hinders Further Growth
Greek businesses generated €31.5 billion in e-commerce revenue in 2024, a 25.8% increase from 2023; however, challenges remain in accessing high-speed internet and skilled IT professionals.
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8% Bias Score
Samaras Condemns Greek Government's Foreign Policy
Former Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras sharply criticized the current government's foreign policy at a conference, accusing it of appeasement toward Turkey, weakening Greece's regional standing, and abandoning Cyprus, following his expulsion from the New Democracy party.
Samaras Condemns Greek Government's Foreign Policy
Former Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras sharply criticized the current government's foreign policy at a conference, accusing it of appeasement toward Turkey, weakening Greece's regional standing, and abandoning Cyprus, following his expulsion from the New Democracy party.
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52% Bias Score
"ΣΥΡΙΖΑ: Ενίσχυση ρόλου κράτους στην Εθνική Τράπεζα για να σπάσει το καρτέλ των τραπεζών"
"Ο ΣΥΡΙΖΑ προτείνει την ενίσχυση του ρόλου της πολιτείας και του Δημοσίου στην Εθνική Τράπεζα για να σπάσει το καρτέλ των τραπεζών, επισημαίνοντας υπερβολικά κέρδη των τραπεζών (3,27 δισ. ευρώ το 2022, 4,3 δισ. ευρώ το 2023, και 4,7 δισ. ευρώ στο εννεάμηνο του 2024) σε βάρος των νοικοκυριών και των ...
"ΣΥΡΙΖΑ: Ενίσχυση ρόλου κράτους στην Εθνική Τράπεζα για να σπάσει το καρτέλ των τραπεζών"
"Ο ΣΥΡΙΖΑ προτείνει την ενίσχυση του ρόλου της πολιτείας και του Δημοσίου στην Εθνική Τράπεζα για να σπάσει το καρτέλ των τραπεζών, επισημαίνοντας υπερβολικά κέρδη των τραπεζών (3,27 δισ. ευρώ το 2022, 4,3 δισ. ευρώ το 2023, και 4,7 δισ. ευρώ στο εννεάμηνο του 2024) σε βάρος των νοικοκυριών και των ...
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52% Bias Score
Delayed Wage Index Increases Greek Self-Employed Contributions by 2.7%
Over 800,000 self-employed Greek workers will face a 2.7% increase in social security contributions starting January 2025 due to the delayed implementation of a new wage index, resulting in a €6.43 monthly increase for the most popular insurance category, while a potential further increase is expect...
Delayed Wage Index Increases Greek Self-Employed Contributions by 2.7%
Over 800,000 self-employed Greek workers will face a 2.7% increase in social security contributions starting January 2025 due to the delayed implementation of a new wage index, resulting in a €6.43 monthly increase for the most popular insurance category, while a potential further increase is expect...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Trump Announces Key Appointments, Signaling Shift in Regulatory and Foreign Policy
President-elect Donald Trump announced key appointments: Andrew Ferguson as FTC chair, replacing Lina Khan; Ron Johnson as ambassador to Mexico; Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece; and Tom Barrack as ambassador to Turkey. These choices signal a potential shift in regulatory and foreign polic...
Trump Announces Key Appointments, Signaling Shift in Regulatory and Foreign Policy
President-elect Donald Trump announced key appointments: Andrew Ferguson as FTC chair, replacing Lina Khan; Ron Johnson as ambassador to Mexico; Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece; and Tom Barrack as ambassador to Turkey. These choices signal a potential shift in regulatory and foreign polic...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Mediterranean Economic Boom: Greece, Spain, and Italy Lead in 2024
The Economist ranks Spain, Greece, and Italy among the top five European economies in 2024, citing strong growth, stock market increases, and low unemployment rates, contrasting this with the underperformance of Germany and the UK.
Mediterranean Economic Boom: Greece, Spain, and Italy Lead in 2024
The Economist ranks Spain, Greece, and Italy among the top five European economies in 2024, citing strong growth, stock market increases, and low unemployment rates, contrasting this with the underperformance of Germany and the UK.
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48% Bias Score
Greek Council of State Rules Against New Building Regulations Incentives
The Greek Council of State (ΣτΕ) declared parts of the New Building Regulations (ΝΟΚ) unconstitutional, impacting nearly all citizens with building plans, due to permitting process issues; construction already underway is unaffected.
Greek Council of State Rules Against New Building Regulations Incentives
The Greek Council of State (ΣτΕ) declared parts of the New Building Regulations (ΝΟΚ) unconstitutional, impacting nearly all citizens with building plans, due to permitting process issues; construction already underway is unaffected.
Progress
48% Bias Score
"Greek Military Hospitals Mirror National Healthcare Crisis"
"Greece's military hospitals, like its national healthcare system, suffer from staff shortages and resource misallocation, resulting in patient deaths, disabilities, and delayed diagnoses, highlighting a broader healthcare infrastructure crisis."
"Greek Military Hospitals Mirror National Healthcare Crisis"
"Greece's military hospitals, like its national healthcare system, suffer from staff shortages and resource misallocation, resulting in patient deaths, disabilities, and delayed diagnoses, highlighting a broader healthcare infrastructure crisis."
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64% Bias Score
"Greek Supreme Court Invalidates Building Permit Incentives, Triggers Cancellations"
"The Greek Supreme Court ruled against building permit incentives in the New Building Regulations (NBR), leading to the cancellation of approximately 30-40 permits and potentially hundreds more. Municipalities actively prevented issuance of permits with the incentives, causing many developers to rev...
"Greek Supreme Court Invalidates Building Permit Incentives, Triggers Cancellations"
"The Greek Supreme Court ruled against building permit incentives in the New Building Regulations (NBR), leading to the cancellation of approximately 30-40 permits and potentially hundreds more. Municipalities actively prevented issuance of permits with the incentives, causing many developers to rev...
Progress
36% Bias Score
Trump Nominates Guilfoyle, Barrack, and Johnson as Ambassadors
President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Kimberly Guilfoyle and Tom Barrack as ambassadors to Greece and Turkey, and Ronald Johnson to Mexico; all require Senate confirmation. Barrack, acquitted of acting as an unregistered foreign agent, and Guilfoyle, engaged to Trump's son...
Trump Nominates Guilfoyle, Barrack, and Johnson as Ambassadors
President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Kimberly Guilfoyle and Tom Barrack as ambassadors to Greece and Turkey, and Ronald Johnson to Mexico; all require Senate confirmation. Barrack, acquitted of acting as an unregistered foreign agent, and Guilfoyle, engaged to Trump's son...
Progress
48% Bias Score
"Greece Faces Existential Threat from Population Collapse"
"Greece's population is plummeting, with the lowest birth rate in almost a century, causing hundreds of ghost towns and threatening the nation's economic future, as economists warn of a severe strain on the economy as the population ages and shrinks."
"Greece Faces Existential Threat from Population Collapse"
"Greece's population is plummeting, with the lowest birth rate in almost a century, causing hundreds of ghost towns and threatening the nation's economic future, as economists warn of a severe strain on the economy as the population ages and shrinks."
Progress
28% Bias Score
Trump Appoints Kimberly Guilfoyle as US Ambassador to Greece
President-elect Donald Trump appointed Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former Fox News personality and Trump campaign finance chair with close ties to the Trump family, as the next US ambassador to Greece.
Trump Appoints Kimberly Guilfoyle as US Ambassador to Greece
President-elect Donald Trump appointed Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former Fox News personality and Trump campaign finance chair with close ties to the Trump family, as the next US ambassador to Greece.
Progress
44% Bias Score