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Greece tells Germans fearing huge heating bills to ‘come here for winter’
(The Guardian, 14 Jul 2022) German pensioners seeking ‘asylum’ from soaring energy costs and rising inflation are welcome in Greece, says minister.
Greece’s tourism minister has sent an invitation to German pensioners wanting to escape astronomical heating bills and other high living costs this coming winter, urging them to see his country as an attractive alternative.
With gas bills already having doubled in Germany and expected to rise to around seven times the level they were a year ago, Vasilis Kikilias has said Greece offers the promise of warmth, hospitality and lower grocery and restaurant prices.
“In the autumn and winter it would bring us great joy to welcome German pensioners who wish to experience a Mediterranean winter, with Greek hospitality, mild weather and a high level of service,” Kikilias told Germany’s largest selling tabloid, Bild, as he launched his appeal, adding: “We will be waiting for you.”
He compared the gesture to offering asylum and described it as a way of thanking German taxpayers who he said had helped bail out Greeks from the financial crisis of 2008.
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The Guardian, 14 Jul 2022: Greece tells Germans fearing huge heating bills to ‘come here for winter’
