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Tourism provides third of Greek GDP, most jobsOne in three euros that Greece earns each year comes from tourism, demonstrating the Greek economy’s dependence on the sector.
Legal online gambling contributes €500 mln in taxesLegal online gambling contributes €500 million in taxes while illegal gambling sites cost the state coffers the same sum in lost revenue, the Delphi Economic Forum has heard.
Bergerac reboot to begin filming in Jersey this summerA reboot of the detective series Bergerac will begin filming this summer.The original BBC series, based in and depicting Jersey, aired from 1981 to 1991 - featuring John Nettles as detective Jim Bergerac.Broadcaster UKTV announced the "modern re-imagining" of the show would have a six episode release in 2025.
Baffled Brits book £200 holiday only to find pool closed and they’re the only guestsTwo Brits were left completely baffled when they arrived for their Corfu holiday only to find they were the only guests in their hotel - and everything in town was closed
Search and rescue operation underway for overboard ferry passengerA search and rescue operation got underway southeast of Hydra to find a ferry passenger who fell into the sea in unclear circumstances.
Greece in a losing battle to tumbling birth-rate, small villages have it worstMuch like the rest of Europe, Greece is struggling with decreasing birth-rates and experts say it will be hard to reverse the trend.According to Reuters, recent data shows that the record low numbers of births are driven by the debt crisis that led to years of austerity, emigration and changed attitudes among the young.2022 saw the lowest number of births in 92 years and preliminary unofficial data indicate another drop for last year.Greece’s fertility rate is one of the lowest in Europe with some villages having not recorded a single birth in years.
Why Byron’s a punchline in Britain – yet a god in Greece200 years after his death we sneer at the warrior-poet – but Athenians worship him as a national treasure
The vice-president of the association of gas station owners and fuel traders, Giorgos Asmatoglos, has predicted the price of petrol will reach 2€ / litre over Easter.