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Italian inflation rate maintained negative growth
According to ISTAT, the Italian inflation rate maintained negative growth for the seventh consecutive year in November. The consumer price index in November fell by 0.2%, while in October it fell by 0.3%. Decrease by 0.1% per month. Except for energy and fresh food, the composite index of inflation rate in 2020 is -0.2%, and […]
Read MoreGreece: National Opera Streaming Madama Butterfly Online
With the support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, the National Opera of Greece unveiled its online digital service, starting to stream Giacomo Puccini‘s landmark work “Madama Butterfly”. GNO’s groundbreaking work in 2013 was directed by Hugo De Ana of Argentina, who also designed stunning sets and costumes for the work, starring Ermonela Jaho […]
Read MoreSpain: Decreased purchase of houses by non-Spaniards
According to figures provided by Spanish notaries, the number of houses purchased by non-Spaniards in the first half of 2020 decreased by 32.395% compared with the same period last year, a decrease of 37.4%, which is the lowest level in six months since 2013, while that of British buyers decreased 41.1%, to 3917 people. […]
Read MorePortugal: Algarve Hotels suffer occupancy drop for the next two weekends
Due to the latest municipal travel restrictions announced by the Portuguese government, the Algarve Hotel’s “low bookings” activities for the next two long weekends have been cancelled. João Soares of the Portuguese Hotel Industry Association (AHP) and the owner of a hotel in Quarteira told Global Travel Agency, “People were surprised and had […]
Read MoreGreek museum Benaki will hold online art auction
According to a press release, the historic Greek museum Benaki will hold an online art auction from November 30 to December 7. Auctions will be used as a way to support museum finances, because after the coronavirus pandemic, most museums and cultural organizations in Greece and all other cultural institutions around the world are […]
Read MoreGreek is the fifth most seductive world language
According to research conducted by online learning platform Preply, which connects its users with tutors in more than 27 languages. Greek is the fifth most sexy language after Russian, French, Portuguese, and Italian. The latter is considered The sexiest language in the world. In this study, the heart rates of participants from different […]
Read MorePortugal: Traffic forbidden between cities
The traffic between cities in mainland Portugal is forbidden between 11:00 pm on Friday November 27th and 5:00 am on Wednesday, December 2nd. Due to the pandemic of State of Emergency Covid-19, the measures stipulated in the state of emergency by decree, will have some exceptions. According to the government decree that came […]
Read MorePortugal welcomes 23 new refugees
According to the voluntary resettlement programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 23 citizens benefiting from refugee status in Turkey and Egypt arrived in Portugalyesterday. Seven families from Iraq, Sudan and South Sudan were welcomed in Braga. So far, 530 people have arrived in our country under the voluntary resettlement […]
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