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Greece looks for affordable home solutions as property prices soarSoaring house prices and rents and making it tougher for Greeks to move onto or up the property ladder.According to the Bank of Greece, house prices across the country rose by 14.5% in the first quarter of 2023, and in Attica and Thessaloniki, prices went up by 16.5% and 16.1% respectively.Sofia Zacharaki, the Greek Minister for Social Cohesion and Family, said the government was looking at a range of options to increase the number of affordable properties in the market."Our goal is to make available as many old and closed apartments as possible,” she said. “There are hundreds of thousands, especially in Athens. So we will start grant programmes for renovation projects, energy and aesthetical renovation projects. Such a programme will start in the coming months.”
Greece to receive another €42 million from EU for two migration programsGreece will receive an additional 42.2 million euros in funding from the European Union for two proposals – the protection of unaccompanied minors in Greece and enforcing electronic surveillance at the borders by police, the Greek Migration and Asylum Ministry said on Monday, following a decision by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs.
Vouchers of 500 Euros will be Provided to Working Parents in Greece to Hire a BabysitterWorking parents with young children in Greece will receive 500 euro vouchers to hire a babysitter, envisages a program announced by the Greek Ministry of the Family.The measure is related to the shortage of places in kindergartens, BNR reported. This program provides daily care for every child up to preschool age, provided the parents work full-time.If the mother works part-time, then she can receive 300 euros to hire a sitter during the hours she is busy.Most of the applicants are pensioners with low incomes, the Greek ministry also reported.
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Thessaloniki: Man arrested for shooting another man in genitalsPolice in Thessaloniki arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of shooting a 29-year-old man, whom he suspected of having an affair with his partner, in the testicles.The 40-year-old was arrested and charged with attempted murder.Police at the scene also arrested two young women (aged 17 and 18) for attempting to hide the weapon used in the shooting and a quantity of cocaine, respectively.
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Greece plans first offshore wind farms to reduce fossil fuel dependenceGreece on Tuesday moved toward building its first offshore wind farms, identifying areas for private development in a draft plan that the conservative government hopes will lessen the country's dependence on fossil fuels.The Mediterranean country, which is surrounded by sea and has strong, steady winds suitable for producing energy, generated more than 50% of its power from onshore wind, solar and hydro last year. The rest of its electricity was produced from greenhouse gas-emitting natural gas, coal and oil.Greece is aiming to build installed capacity of at least 2 gigawatts from offshore wind by 2030, representing one-tenth of its onshore capacity.
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