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Biggest gap between annual births, deaths recorded in Greece for 2017More deaths were recorded in Greece in 2017 as opposed to births, according to the Greek statistics authority this week, exacerbating a decades-old demographic problem in the country.Last year, in fact, witnessed the biggest gap between reported births and deaths since the Greek state began recording such data, with 88,553 births reported to 124,501 deaths, a "deficit" of 35,948.Another two unenviable demographic records were broken in 2017: annual births fell under 90,000 for the first time, and deaths exceeded 124,000 for the first time.Year-on-year, births in 2017 dropped by 4.7 percent compared to 2016, when 47,882 boys and 45,016 girls were born.The number of deaths also increased in 2017, compared to 2016, up by 4.8 percent.According to data collected by municipal registrars, 50,138 marriages were recorded in 2017; 25,163 conducted through civil ceremonies and 24,975 being religious ceremonies. Registered civil partnerships reached 4,921.
Monthly telecom bills to start with 150-euro limitEETT, the Greek telecommunications watchdog, will set a 150-euro ceiling on monthly telecom bills as of January 1, 2019, including all charges for calls, text messages, data, taxes etc, after which point the user will have to ask their provider to raise their bill in order to continue using their phone.The measure is intended to prevent consumers from having to pay excessive charges that they do not know about.
Some 1.073 mln illegal structures around Greece declared, as part of legalization processThe Greek government is offering owners of illegal buildings a 20-percent discount on a penalty payment essentially legalizing the latter – mostly second residences in non-zoned areas around the country.The deadline for taking advantage of the discount is Oct. 8, when the first phase of declaring an illegally built structure as part of a legalization process – under a 2017 law – concludes.The discount’s timing aims to generate much-needed revenue for Greek state coffers, as the Tsipras government wants to exceed primary budget surplus targets this year.According to figures released by Greece’s Technical Chamber of Commerce, which more-or-less represents building contractors and civil engineers, wholly or partially illegally built structures in the country that have been declared as part of the legalization process exceed 1.073 million, while the state has so far collected 2.171 billion euros from the latest round of building legalizations.
EU Adopts New Controls on Cash Entering or Leaving UnionIn practical terms, the new regulation extends the definition of cash to cover not only banknotes but also other instruments or highly liquid commodities such as cheques, traveller’s cheques, prepaid cards and gold. The regulation is also extended to cover cash that is sent by post, freight or courier shipment.Citizens entering/leaving the EU with €10,000 or more in cash, must declare it to customs.
I kept telling the cat to stop being gross, but he just looked at me with contempt I had been looking after Oval for a week and we had failed to properly bond. Then he started vomiting
Farewell, Mr Testicle: Turkey helps citizens ditch embarrassing namesMore than 105,000 people apply to change misspelled and humorous namesIn Turkey, many people only took on surnames in 1934 as part of “Turkicisation” reforms designed to create a unified nation state. Citizens were formally required to adopt last names, and many chose names that now seem ridiculous, such as Testicle, Jackal and Naked.But at the end of last year, Turks were pleasantly surprised by a government announcement that in a one-off window in 2018 the civil registry would cut red tape to make it easier for people to change misspelled or embarrassing names.
Daily glass of wine increases risk of early death by 20%, study showsThe health benefits of a daily glass of wine or alcoholic tipple may have been somewhat overstated, according to a study that shows regular drinking – even within “safe” limits – substantially increased the risk of premature death.American researchers focusing on the impact of light and regular drinking found that people consuming alcohol on four or more days a week increased their risk of early death by 20 per cent on average.Previous research has suggested benefits to the heart from a daily drink, ascribed variously to beneficial anti-oxidants in red wine, reduced chance of blood clots or simply its stress-relieving properties as a social lubricant.However, doctors from Washington School of Medicine showed that these benefits disappeared in people who drank regularly, and were outweighed by other risks.
Wine is bad for you again but the conflicting alcohol advice is enough to make anyone need a drink
Commission to fund western Greece motorway with 121 mln eurosThis motorway, which will run from Aktio to the lake Amvrakia area and connect to the newly opened Ionia motorway, will ensure smoother travels in Western Greece as well as to and from the Rio-Antirrio bridge, to the island of Lefkada and to the Aktio aiport.
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