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New road map for real estate purchases and short-term rentals in GreeceA series of sweeping changes to laws regulating the market for short-term property rentals via online platforms, such as Airbnb, is being planned by Greece’s national economy and finance ministry, which will soon introduce the new measures.These will even the playing field regarding the taxation of such properties relative to hotels and rented rooms, abolish the use of cash for property purchases, and impose stricter penalties on owners and managers who fail to declare properties as short-term rentals to the tax office.Another important measure is the new requirement to pay VAT and have open books for those who own or manage more than two short-term rentals, as well as the imposition of a visitor’s tax and climate-crisis tax on 170,000 properties, as charged in hotels and rented rooms.
Greece to begin offering new, electronic ID cards on Monday
More storms to hit Thessaly Mon to WedAn SMS message via the 112 emergency number has been sent to residents of the Thessaly region, the regional unit of Fthiotida, the northern part of the island of Evia and the Sporades Islands warning of strong storms and hailstorms from Monday to Wednesday.Specifically, the message states: “Dangerous weather phenomena (strong storms, hailstorms) from the morning hours of (Monday) and for the next two 24 hours in…Thessaly, Sporades, Fthiotida & North Evia. Limit movements during the duration and follow the instructions of the authoritiesâ€.Thessaly is still slowly recovering from huge floods from September 12-15.
Man gored to death by bull at Spanish festivalA man has died and his friend has been injured during a bull-running festival in eastern in Spain, authorities say.The man, 61, was gored in his side during the event in the town of Pobla de Farnals in the Valencia region on Saturday. He underwent emergency surgery but died on Sunday.His friend, 63, was attacked in both legs by the same bull and is in a stable condition in hospital.Deaths and injuries during bull-running festivals in Spain are not uncommon.There are hundreds of such events - in which bulls are released on city streets with people running ahead of them - across Spain every year.