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ND wrong-foots SYRIZA with call to lift expat vote restrictions
PoliticsGreek Politicsas December 2019, which first gave Greek expats the right to vote from their country of residence... to be able to demonstrate recent tax and residence ties with Greece in order to be eligible to vote.... On Monday, Interior Minister Makis Voridis tabled a bill in Parliament lifting restrictions on Greeks voting
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Government hopes new affordable homes bill can help alleviate housing pressure
PoliticsGreek Politicsspeculative buying, particularly in central Athens, where entire apartment blocks have been converted... their principal residence rose from 22.8 pct in 2010 to 30.3 in 2024, a rise mirrored by a growing...-stay rentals, approximately 180,000 residences have been withdrawn from the market since 2011
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BoG data shows that overseas property investment revenue accelerated in 2018
EconomyFeatures. Property prices The latest data from the BoG showed that apartment prices in Greece during... residence permits had been granted as of the end of November 2018 under Greece’s Golden Visa scheme... scheme requires criminal record checks from applicants’ previous countries of residence. However
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Primary residences back in focus as Athens waits for recovery fund decision
PoliticsGreek Politicsregarding the coronavirus recovery fund, there is growing attention on the primary residence... of the primary residence scheme. The programme, which protects certain homes from repossession if owners... is ready by June 1, even more significant for Athens. Primary residences Another important
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Apartment prices rise in Q2 by a strong 13.9 pct YoY despite slight slowdown
EconomyMacroeconomyThe growth in the nominal value of apartments in Greece remained on a stolid path in Q2 2023, increasing by 13.9 percent year-on-year (YoY) from an upwards revised 15 percent in Q1 2023, Bank... that almost reached as much as -13 percent at the end of 2012. Old apartments - those over five years
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Could Greece's immigration reforms have an impact on upcoming elections?
Societyresidence permit.” Paraphrasing a SYRIZA slogan used by the minister, “dreams don’t have borders... granted “skyrocketed” from 14,178 to 33,487. Interior Minister Alexis Haritsis responded by describing... inhabitants in 2017. The Interior Ministry publishes more detailed statistics on citizenship
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New asylum law comes up against old failings
AgoraAt the reception centre for asylum seekers in Rijswijk, bicycles are parked neatly like they would be outside any apartment complex or office block in the Netherlands. Joyous shrieks are heard nearby... that for cases where residence permits are likely to be issued, there is an effort to move quickly towards
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Athens waits for response from institutions on primary residences proposal
EconomyProgrammeto 130,000 euros, an assessed main residence value of up to 250,000 euros and an annual household... June of primary residences belonging to borrowers who might be eligible for the new protection... and it applies to mortgages or business loans secured against primary residences the turned red
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Government move over primary residences raises questions
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe institutions and force their hand over the primary residence issue. The government seems to think... of primary residences will be submitted to Parliament on Friday without there necessarily being... in 2018” and that focus is on primary residences. “Reaching a balanced agreement on this draft law
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Ankara tension tops govt agenda, overshadowing social dividend and primary residences
PoliticsGreek Politicsat extending the primary residence protection scheme, which is due to expire at the end of the year, until... his brief premiership. Social dividend & primary residences Last week finished on somewhat of a high... time in office, where it has to oversee the repossession of primary residences. The protection
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