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The unemployment benefit system is undergoing a transitional phase with three key changes. Since the launch of the new pilot program in April 2025, the unemployment benefit has become performance-based, meaning its amount depends on the previous employment-insurance period and the average salary of the recipient. During the pilot phase over the next 12 months,…

The Public Employment Service (ESYE) is designing new targeted subsidy programs. According to reliable information from newsit.gr, the key feature of these upcoming employment programs will be the cumulative evaluation of basic criteria set for applicants. These criteria primarily concern the main categories of unemployed individuals who need to re-enter the workforce: women, long-term unemployed,…

Today, May 15, 2025, marks the start of the submission period for expressions of interest by training providers who are registered in the Directory of Eligible Training Providers (SEK) to participate in the new ‘Advisory, Training, Employment, and Entrepreneurship Program’ across regional units including Kastoria, Achaia, Serres, Rhodes, and municipalities such as Perama, Keratsini-Drapsina, and…

A permanent mechanism for the unemployed and workers is being examined to address the constantly changing needs of acquiring new skills, such as digital ones, for both the unemployed and employed. Well-informed sources from newsit.gr in relevant services of the Ministry of Labor and ESFA indicate that it has not yet been clarified whether this…

The announcement by Kyriakos Pierakkakis and Stavroula Kampouridou regarding the expansion of IRIS usage to all businesses is no surprise, as the government has long emphasized its commitment to combating tax evasion through direct payment systems. In fact, the joint pre-announcement by the Minister of Finance and the Director General of DIAS for mandatory IRIS…

By September 15, 2025, freelancers and self-employed individuals have the opportunity to challenge their tax assessment evidence and cancel the income certificate assigned by the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) for the previous year’s usage, according to ertnews. The myBusinessSupport platform of AADE is now operational for submitting appeals against the income certificate. Appeals…

In a surprise announcement, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis unveiled a new relief package worth €1.1 billion aimed at supporting citizens and boosting economic growth in 2025. The measures focus on three key areas: rent rebates, pensioner support, and increased public investments. According to ELSTAT and Eurostat data, the surplus for 2024 reached €11.4 billion, significantly…