Freelance correspondent for Flemish and Dutch media in Greece - Keeping several balls in the air.
Bruno Tersago
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Nearly 6,000 people have reached Crete from the Tobruk area of eastern Libya so far this year, accounting for about half of all migrant arrivals in Greece.
That's more than 1,000 per month.
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it takes at least one and a half gross minimum wages (153% of the salary) to cover the cost of housing in Athens, including water, electricity, heating (natural gas, oil), a percentage that makes it the 6th most expensive city among the 21 examined. www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2026/06/09/a...
Αναζήτησαν καταφύγιο στην Ελλάδα.
Τέθηκαν υπό κράτηση από Έλληνες συνοριοφύλακες, που τους εξανάγκασαν να συμμετέχουν σε βίαιες επαναπροωθήσεις άλλων προσφύγων.
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Bruno Tersago
Bruno Tersago
Greek govt has proposed sweeping overhaul of pay structure for country's most senior Orthodox Christian clergy. That would more than double salaries of many bishops and could increase some clerical earnings by as much as 120 %.
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"In recent years, there has been an unprecedented redistribution of wealth to the detriment of citizens who are weaker economically, the likes of which Greece has not seen since the 1967-1974 military dictatorship." www.ekathimerini.com/opinion/1304...
That's a lot of eggs in 1 basket www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1305...
Critics argue it reflects an attempt by the government to consolidate a lasting administrative footprint inside one of Greece’s most sensitive institutions — potentially extending influence beyond the lifespan of the current administration. www.dnews.gr/eidhseis/new...
Earlier this week, Greece’s government submitted an amendment to effectively block European prosecutors from investigating parliamentarians — a highly sensitive subject because of a major probe into political involvement in a massive farm fraud scandal.
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Αναζήτησαν καταφύγιο στην Ελλάδα. Αντ’ αυτού, χρησιμοποιήθηκαν επιχειρησιακά από συνοριοφύλακες, που τους εξανάγκασαν να συμμετέχουν σε βίαιες επαναπροωθήσεις άλλων προσφύγων. Διεθνής έρευνα των Solom...
Athens is sixth most expensive city in Europe for housing: Greeks pay one and a half minimum wages for a monthly rent, a survey among 21 cit
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More than 200 migrants reached Crete Wednesday, authorities said, amid a growing traffic of small boats risking the long Mediterranean Sea crossing from north Africa to the southern Greek island.
The disagreement risks adding Greece to a growing list of member states facing scrutiny over rule-of-law issues and institutional independence, even as the country seeks to project an image of political stability and judicial modernisation www.dnews.gr/eidhseis/new...
The proposal comes at a time when Greece continues to grapple with persistent cost-of-living pressures and growing public scrutiny over government spending, making the scale of the planned increases p...
Τhe direct economic contribution of tourism to the Greek economy in 2025 reached €32.4 billion, which amounts to 13% of Greece’s gross domestic product, according to the Institute of the Greek Tourism...
The issue carries particular political weight because EYP reports directly to the prime minister, following a 2019 decision by Mitsotakis to place the intelligence agency under his office shortly afte...
“They were beating people. They tortured people. They humiliated people. They sexually abused people. They robbed people. They took everything from them: their belongings, their passports, their money, their dignity. They stripped people naked.”
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Bruno Tersago
European Prosecutor Laura Codruța Kövesi sent a formal complaint to the European Commission regarding Greek moves seeking to sideline EU prosecutors from investigating lawmakers.
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At the centre of the confrontation is a fast-track amendment introduced by Greece’s Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis, which changes criminal procedures for felony cases involving members of parliamen...
They came to Greece seeking asylum. Instead, they say they were coerced by border guards into taking part in violent push backs of other migrants along the Greek-Turkish border. Solomon and Republik j...
