Reports from major foreign media, such as the New York Times, about the importance of the port of Alexandroupolis to NATO and US operations in Eastern Europe are again on the rise. However, the recent postponement of the deadline for submission of binding proposals in the TAIPED tender for the privatization of the port organization of Alexandroupolis shows that “the horizons of interested investment schemes have not yet been clarified.” And by the term “clarify” observers of the bidding process mean “the inevitable activation of a scheme that could create diplomatic tension.” However, a possible further delay should not be ruled out. Also, the joint defense cooperation agreement with the United States is working fine, and as things stand…

Without a sufficient number of leaders, the Committee for the Supervision and Control of Gambling (EEEP) operates. As the independent body notes in its report, at the end of 2014, when the scope of its facility was much more limited than today, its staff consisted of 170 people. To date, EEEP operates fifteen online companies, with major investments being made in the casino industry. The Office, which currently has 40 employees, is seeking to recruit government employees, as well as start providing temporary services to professionals or individuals on the basis of a tender. And so on until it fully covers a total of 80 organizational positions, which are planned to increase to 110 by 2024.

The number of provisional driving licenses has increased

Over the past two years, more than 400,000 provisional driver’s licenses have been issued through the Gov.gr center, as Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Minister of State and Digital Administration, announced yesterday in a social media post. The number of those who used this particular service grew at a galloping pace, with about 260,000 provisional driver’s licenses issued by the end of 2021. Through the Gov.gr app, a months-long delay in the process of printing driver’s licenses, which deprived young drivers of the opportunity to drive, was resolved.

The Spike of Long-term Unemployment

The increase in the number of unemployed in July was recorded by the State Employment Service (DYPA – OAED), despite a significant increase in the tourist flow. The comparison is made up to June of the current year, and if from July 2021, then there is a decrease in registered unemployed by almost 5.5%. Thus, the registered unemployed DYPA amounted to 948,930 people, which is 27,283 people (+2.96%) more compared to June and decreased by 53,331 people (-5.32%) compared to twelve months earlier. Otherwise, the number of subsidized unemployed increased by 38,401 people (+36.58%) in July, after the expiration of teachers’ contracts. The total of 143,367 unemployed people who were subsidized by DYPA in July of this year, corresponds to only 15.1% of the total number of registered unemployed, while long-term unemployed continue to cause a “headache”, as 518,759 people (54.66 %) are unemployed. for more than twelve months. Finally, for another month women remain the main victims of unemployment, as 67.21% of the unemployed, i.e. 637,836 people are women.