Greece Funds 5,880 New Businesses with €17,000 Grants
Greece launches a €100 million program providing €17,000 grants to 5,880 unemployed individuals (mostly women) aged 30-59 to start businesses, with applications opening December 19th, 2024, and closing January 21st, 2025, via OPSKE.
Greece Funds 5,880 New Businesses with €17,000 Grants
Greece launches a €100 million program providing €17,000 grants to 5,880 unemployed individuals (mostly women) aged 30-59 to start businesses, with applications opening December 19th, 2024, and closing January 21st, 2025, via OPSKE.
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28% Bias Score
Greek Households Shift €19 Billion to Investment Products Amidst Low Interest Rates
Since early 2022, Greek households invested €19 billion in investment products, including €8 billion in mutual funds, due to economic recovery, investor confidence, and higher bond yields, a trend expected to continue pushing investors toward higher-risk assets.
Greek Households Shift €19 Billion to Investment Products Amidst Low Interest Rates
Since early 2022, Greek households invested €19 billion in investment products, including €8 billion in mutual funds, due to economic recovery, investor confidence, and higher bond yields, a trend expected to continue pushing investors toward higher-risk assets.
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44% Bias Score
Greek Parliament Debates 2025 Budget Amidst Opposition Criticism
The Greek parliament debated the 2025 budget, with opposition parties criticizing its focus on special interests, neglecting economic competitiveness and social justice, and relying on the temporary Recovery Fund, while the government highlighted stability. A nominal vote will follow the Prime Minis...
Greek Parliament Debates 2025 Budget Amidst Opposition Criticism
The Greek parliament debated the 2025 budget, with opposition parties criticizing its focus on special interests, neglecting economic competitiveness and social justice, and relying on the temporary Recovery Fund, while the government highlighted stability. A nominal vote will follow the Prime Minis...
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36% Bias Score
KKE Condemns Greece's 2025 Budget as Anti-Worker and Pro-Military
Dimitris Koutsoubas of the KKE denounced Greece's 2025 budget in parliament, calling it a tool for wealth transfer from the poor to the rich and criticizing its focus on military spending and tax policies favoring large corporations while harming small businesses.
KKE Condemns Greece's 2025 Budget as Anti-Worker and Pro-Military
Dimitris Koutsoubas of the KKE denounced Greece's 2025 budget in parliament, calling it a tool for wealth transfer from the poor to the rich and criticizing its focus on military spending and tax policies favoring large corporations while harming small businesses.
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64% Bias Score
Greece: €5.5 Billion Tax Deadline and Athens Rental Restrictions
Greek households and businesses must pay over €5.5 billion in taxes by December 31, 2024, including income tax, ENFIA, VAT, and vehicle fees; additional requirements include amended tax returns, property declarations, and asset justifications; short-term rental restrictions begin in Athens on Januar...
Greece: €5.5 Billion Tax Deadline and Athens Rental Restrictions
Greek households and businesses must pay over €5.5 billion in taxes by December 31, 2024, including income tax, ENFIA, VAT, and vehicle fees; additional requirements include amended tax returns, property declarations, and asset justifications; short-term rental restrictions begin in Athens on Januar...
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36% Bias Score
Greek Parliament Divided on 2025 Budget
The Greek parliament's debate on the 2025 budget exposed sharp divisions between the government and opposition parties over economic policy, with PASOK offering an alternative plan and other parties taking varied positions, leading to a crucial vote.
Greek Parliament Divided on 2025 Budget
The Greek parliament's debate on the 2025 budget exposed sharp divisions between the government and opposition parties over economic policy, with PASOK offering an alternative plan and other parties taking varied positions, leading to a crucial vote.
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36% Bias Score
Greece to Review Intervention in Swiss Franc Loans
Greek authorities are reviewing potential interventions in Swiss franc loans totaling €4.5 billion due to the strengthening Swiss franc against the euro, impacting borrowers' debt, while a new LNG-CNG station opens in Thriasio.
Greece to Review Intervention in Swiss Franc Loans
Greek authorities are reviewing potential interventions in Swiss franc loans totaling €4.5 billion due to the strengthening Swiss franc against the euro, impacting borrowers' debt, while a new LNG-CNG station opens in Thriasio.
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24% Bias Score
Greece Announces Banking and Social Welfare Reforms
The Greek government announced banking reforms including eliminating basic transaction fees, capping transfer fees, and doubling property taxes on bank-managed properties, alongside social welfare measures providing free medication to 132,000 pensioners and support for 150,000 uniformed personnel.
Greece Announces Banking and Social Welfare Reforms
The Greek government announced banking reforms including eliminating basic transaction fees, capping transfer fees, and doubling property taxes on bank-managed properties, alongside social welfare measures providing free medication to 132,000 pensioners and support for 150,000 uniformed personnel.
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48% Bias Score
Greece's Finance Minister Defends Budget Amidst Opposition Criticism
Greek Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis defended the government's budget, highlighting positive growth driven by specific policies, while acknowledging challenges such as inflation and the housing market and criticizing the opposition's vision of returning to 2019's economic climate.
Greece's Finance Minister Defends Budget Amidst Opposition Criticism
Greek Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis defended the government's budget, highlighting positive growth driven by specific policies, while acknowledging challenges such as inflation and the housing market and criticizing the opposition's vision of returning to 2019's economic climate.
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52% Bias Score
Greek Budget Debate Reveals Political Polarization, Lack of Substantive Argument
The Greek parliament's budget debate was characterized by a lack of substantive arguments from most parties, with the government presenting positive economic data while the opposition resorted to hyperbole; PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis's upcoming speech is seen as an opportunity to shift the debat...
Greek Budget Debate Reveals Political Polarization, Lack of Substantive Argument
The Greek parliament's budget debate was characterized by a lack of substantive arguments from most parties, with the government presenting positive economic data while the opposition resorted to hyperbole; PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis's upcoming speech is seen as an opportunity to shift the debat...
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48% Bias Score
€260 Million Thriasio Goods Center to Begin Construction in 2025
The €260 million Thriasio Goods Center in Greece, a joint Goldair-ETVA project, is slated to begin construction in 2025, concluding in four years and spanning 265,000 sq m. The project, funded by the US DFC, signifies strategic significance for the Greek supply chain, following years of regulatory d...
€260 Million Thriasio Goods Center to Begin Construction in 2025
The €260 million Thriasio Goods Center in Greece, a joint Goldair-ETVA project, is slated to begin construction in 2025, concluding in four years and spanning 265,000 sq m. The project, funded by the US DFC, signifies strategic significance for the Greek supply chain, following years of regulatory d...
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52% Bias Score
Greek Taxpayers Face Strict December 31st Deadline
Greek taxpayers face a December 31, 2024 deadline for multiple tax obligations, including income tax installments, ENFIA, vehicle licensing fees, and various declarations; failure to comply results in penalties.
Greek Taxpayers Face Strict December 31st Deadline
Greek taxpayers face a December 31, 2024 deadline for multiple tax obligations, including income tax installments, ENFIA, vehicle licensing fees, and various declarations; failure to comply results in penalties.
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48% Bias Score