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European prices with Balkan purchasing power
Despite the increase in the minimum wage in 2023, Greece's gross domestic product (GDP) per capita expressed in purchasing power standards is 67% of the European average, according to Eurostat.
This puts Greece in 26th place among the 27 member-states, with Bulgaria in last, where GDP per capita in purchasing power units was 64% of the European average.
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Far-right’s success is a measure of a changing Portugal
The sun-soaked Algarve region on Portugal's southern coast is a place where guitar-strumming backpackers gather by fragrant orange trees and digital nomads hunt for laid-back vibes. It is not exactly what comes to mind when one envisions a stronghold of far-right political sentiment.
Türkiye on top of summer holidaymakers' list
Türkiye ranks first in bookings in the tourism market of the United Kingdom, Benelux and Scandinavian countries and Germany, a sector representative has announced.
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Portugal opposition centre-right party wins election: official results
Portugal's main centre-right party narrowly defeated the incumbent Socialists but fell well short of a majority in a general election that saw far-right Chega surge to become a potential kingmaker.
Bulgarian Writer Nominated for Prestigious EU Literary Prize!
Todor P. Todorov's novel "Hagabula" has been nominated for the European Union Prize for Literature, reported BTA. Todorov is competing for the prize alongside 12 other authors from Albania, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, and Tunisia.
Olive oil price soars 67% in one year
Greece saw the second-highest increase in the price of olive oil since January 2023, with its 67% increase far above the European Union average of 50%, data from the EU's statistics arm showed on Tuesday.
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Eurostat: 67% increase in the price of olive oil in Greece in one year
The highest increase was recorded in Portugal at +69% compared to January 2023, followed by Greece (+67%) and Spain (+63%)
Olive oil price up 50% in EU, 67% in Greece
Greece saw the second-highest increase in the price of olive oil since January 2023, with its 67 percent increase far above the European Union average of 50 percent, data from the EU's statistics arm showed on Tuesday.
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Bulgarian Codi Miller-McIntyre Leads EuroBasket Qualifiers
Bulgarian national Codi Miller-McIntyre scored the most points on the third day of the qualification matches for the 2025 European Men's Basketball Championship.
He contributed 23 points to Bulgaria's victory over the world champion Germany with a score of 67:62 on Sunday evening at Arena Botevgrad.
Paralympic swimmer qualifies for Olympics from rough in 3 years
A national paralympic swimmer who did not know how to swim until three years ago has reached the level to represent Türkiye in the swimming category at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games.
Umut Ünlü was born in the eastern province of Van in 2000 as the first child of Turan Ünlü, a construction worker, and Şahiste Ünlü, a housewife, with his limbs conjoined to his body.