Property owners may have to pay tax even from the first euro of their assets this year, without any tax-free threshold, if one of the government’s proposals is approved by the cross-party committee.
The final clauses of the new single tax on property are expected to be finalized by Friday, following the meeting held on Monday at the Finance Ministry with party representatives.
The first scenario is for no threshold and the other two for thresholds of 50,000 and 100,000 euros respectively, aiming to cash in some 3.8 billion euros from the taxation of what used to be the safest of investments.
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his coalition partners, PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos and Fotis Kouvelis of Democratic Left, are to meet at 8.30 p.m. for the third attempt in less than...
As Greece’s coalition leaders struggled to solve a dispute over the closure of state broadcaster ERT on Wednesday, troika envoys said they were leaving Athens for a “pause,” noting that “imp...
New PAOK coach Huub Stevens has called for unity among fans after taking charge of the Greek club whose players said they feared for their lives last season because of regular protests.
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Greek canoeing champion Andreas Kiligkardis died on Wednesday after losing his battle against leukemia.
The 37-year-old had been in a coma since last Tuesday at a hospital in Poland - where ...
The people of this country need to see their politicians start producing real, tangible results. One of the leading factors behind the anger and frustration felt by so many Greeks toward the...
There is no room for ego trips and personal whims when the country’s survival is at stake. The three party leaders who agreed just a year ago to join forces in order to govern the country mu...
