Guards at Greece’s northeastern land border with Turkey prevented some 1,500 migrants from entering the country on Wednesday, the country’s minister for citizens’ protection said, describing the push for entry as an “organized plan.”
“It may be necessary to extend the granting of the heating allowance after December 31,” Finance Minister Christos Staikouras stated on Wednesday in an interview with ANT1 TV.
The theme of this year’s International Day of Peace – “End Racism. Build Peace” – carries with it particular resonance for the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic Movement.
The exemption from the levy to practice a profession and the 40% discount on the social security contributions of each part-time employee, whose contract will be converted to full-time, promise to give hundreds of thousands of small and medium-sized businesses and business owners an economic breather.
Turkey must respect the property rights and freedoms of minority groups, the EU’s special representative for human rights told the UN General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, referring specifically to the country’s Greek community.
The Finance Ministry submitted an amendment to Parliament late on Tuesday putting a definitive end to the solidarity levy for all.
Air transport is returning to pre-pandemic levels, a global trend recorded by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) that has become evident in Greece since the start of the summer season, when most regional airports showed stronger performance compared to 2019.
Additional funding to the tune of 3 million euros for four municipalities was approved on Wednesday by the Solidarity Fund, following a decision by Minister of Migration and Asylum Notis Mitarakis in the context of supporting local communities contributing to the management of migration.
The majority of households in Greece have cut down considerably on spending on clothes and household items, but also on food and electricity, with this trend actually increasing about seven months after the start of the war in Ukraine, compared to the spring.
When the state-owned factory where Hesham el-Atar worked for 15 years was liquidated this month, he had a feeling it was linked to international pressure on the Egyptian government to reduce its role in the economy amid a severe downturn.