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Greece has the fourth most expensive cellphone rates in EUGreece is the fourth most expensive country in the European Union in terms of cellphone rates, with charges ranging from 4 percent to 272 percent above the bloc’s average, depending on the service, a survey conducted in 2018 by Empirica for the European Commission has found.
Greeks have gained, not lost out, from euro membershipDespite the decade-long financial crisis in Greece, each Greek citizens has benefited from the use of the euro to the tune of 190 euros, and the benefits for the local economy and Greeks could be multiple in the coming years if Athens consistently implements the necessary reforms, according to a study by the Center for European Policy (CEP).
Britons face five-hour airport queues in Spain with no-deal BrexitAlicante airport is likely to be worst affected, says consumer group Which?British tourists to Spain could face airport queues of five hours or more after a no-deal Brexit, according to analysis by Which?, and the consumer group suggests travellers should take food, water and even nappies to survive prolonged delays.Alicante airport, which serves Benidorm and other Costa Blanca resorts, is likely to be the worst-affected airport, and Which? said visitors to Tenerife, Lanzarote and Málaga were also facing “life in the slow lane”.It calculated that if airports spent only 90 seconds making extra checks on each UK passport, it would take a single passport lane in an EU airport five hours longer to process a Ryanair flight with 189 UK passengers on board.
Asked if she knew any Greek words, she said: “Yes, well… Ohi (No).”Anderson is no stranger to Greece and has visited the country before. Her first husband, Tommy Lee, was Greek.
Greece among European countries with highest winter mortality, report findsGreece ranks third among European Union countries whose residents are unable to keep their homes warm during winter and also has among the highest rates of winter mortality in the block, a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) has found.Greece came second only to Bulgaria among the EU member-states where households below the 60-percent average income threshold are unable to heat their homes during the winter and third behind Bulgaria and Lithuania for over-65 year-old who cannot afford to stay warm (40 percent). Around 35 percent of single-parent households, meanwhile, are also unable to keep their homes warm.Inversely, Greece also came behind Bulgaria, Portugal and Malta for homes that become uncomfortably hot in the summer, due mainly to poor insulation and an inability to pay for air-conditioning.
Prince Charles welcomes 120 Greeks to Saint James’s PalaceThe goal is to support young people in their first steps, either by finding a job or by helping them set up their own business
Some stunning photos of the peach farms at Veria.
Fat rat saved from manhole by German animal rescueIn the German town of Bensheim, rescue workers got an unusual call - a chubby rat needed help after getting stuck halfway out of a sewer manhole."She had a lot of winter flab and was stuck fast at her hip - there was no going forward or back," animal rescuer Michael Sehr told local media.A fairly large rescue operation ensued - leading some to question why all the effort was spent on saving a sewer rat."Even animals that are hated by many deserve respect," Mr Sehr responded.
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