Greek companies have trouble hiring
Greece no longer has the highest unemployment rate among EU members; at 13.2% at the end of August it is second to Spain’s 14%, although almost double the European Union average.
Registered jobless post 5.36% annual decline in October
The number of registered unemployed people in October came to 987,763, an increase of 4.27% from September, but a drop of 5.36% from October 2020, the Manpower Organization (OAED) said on Friday.
1.2 million appointments booked for booster in last 30 days
A total 1.2 million appointments have been booked for the third dose of a Covid-19 vaccine and 444,000 for the first one in the last 30 days, Digital Governance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis said on Monday, pointing to a rebound in the inoculation drive after a long slump in the past few months.
Greek institute pioneers cutting-edge EU chip technology
‘Hello World!’ With this message, the first test chip of the European processor, known as EPAC 1.0, came alive.
Migrant dies at sea off Crete; 70 rescued
A migrant died and 70 more were rescued when their boat started taking in water southwest of the island of Crete, Greece’s Coast Guard says.
Coronavirus deaths and intubations decline slightly
New cases of coronavirus dipped, as usual, Sunday, but deaths and intubations declined, as well.
Margin for ENFIA cuts, salary hikes
The 2022 budget has no new taxes and will offer additional tax breaks, as well as including a small fiscal margin for a further reduction of the Single Property Tax (ENFIA) alongside the existing cut, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras told Skai TV on Saturday.
North Macedonia: 4 charged for torturing fellow migrants
Two Pakistanis and two Afghan minors have been arrested and charged for detaining fellow migrants in a makeshift camp at North Macedonia’s border with Serbia and torturing them, authorities said Sunday.
Choice of the majority
A beheading definitely stops a headache. But it is probably not the right treatment for it.
‘Why is Greece not Israel?’
‘A question emerged in a recent conversation, asking, “Why do Greeks not operate like Jewish people? Why is Greece not Israel?” The answer is not simple.