Demand for the luxury mansions being built on the so-called Athens Riviera is rising, particularly as their purchase also paves the way for obtaining a “Golden Visa,” which requires spending of at least 250,000 euros on real estate.
The US ambassador to Ankara has been summoned to the Turkish Foreign Ministry over a warning to US citizens in Turkey about attending a political rally that referred to police crowd control methods, state-run media said Sunday.
Local authority workers will be walking off the job on Tuesday in protest at staff shortages that they claim are not adequately covered by short-term hirings.
Greece remains the global leader in shipping, as Greek shipowners control 5,514 vessels or 21% of the global fleet in deadweight ton (dwt) terms.
The government will find it hard to expand the suspension of the solidarity levy next year – as it currently applies to the private sector – to civil servants and pensioners as this would require extra fiscal leeway of some 400 million euros, according to Finance Ministry sources.