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Troika Says Greek Tax Collection Flawed
The European Union and International Monetary Fund, who, along with the European Central Bank, make up Greece’s Troika of lenders of last resort, have issued a report damning the country’s tax...
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EU Takes Back 123.3M Euros From Greece
The European Commission said on May 2 that it is taking back 123.3 million euros ($162.3 million) from Greece in agricultural subsidies because the government had failed to properly monitor the...
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Ban on Restaurant Refillable Olive Oil Bottles
The European Union is going to ban small glass bottles used for serving olive oil in many restaurants across Europe, with the thought that refillable bottles cannot ensure the quality of the product....
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Greek Seas Among Cleanest in Europe
This year’s European Environment Agency’s report on the cleanliness of European bathing waters, reaffirms the excellent bathing water quality in Greece. The report was released on May 21 in Brussels....
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Fewer Cypriots Visit Occupied Cyprus
A significant reduction of Greek Cypriots visiting the occupied part of Cyprus controlled by Turkey are crossing over through the buffer zone, known as the Green Line, has been recorded in the annual...
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Europe Celebrates Its Cultural Heritage
According to “euronews“, Europa Notra Awards winners were honored in an event held in Athens on June 15. Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth,...
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EC Asks Greece to Remove Tax on Dairy Products
On June 20, the European Commission asked Greece to remove the discrimination on the tax regime concerning dairy products coming from other EU member-states. As the European Commission noted in its...
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EU Puts Off FYROM Accession Talk
The European Union’s General Affairs Council, which will meet on June 25, won’t take any decision concerning the opening of accession negotiations with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia...
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Austrian Broadcaster Backs ERT
During an open debate in Vienna, Austria, Alexander Wrabetz, General Manager of the Austrian public service broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) said that the European Union is also responsible...
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Europe Agrees on How to Deal With Failed Banks
European Parliament President Martin Schulz The European Union (EU) has moved one step closer to forming a long-heralded banking union after finance ministers agreed on a new deal for bank bailouts....
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Barroso Sees Light at the End of the Tunnel
Early in the afternoon of Sept 17, the Prime Minister of Greece Antonis Samaras held a meeting with the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso as part of the series of contacts he is...
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Greece Adopts EU Rules on Divorce Matters
The European Commission announced today, that Greece adopted the EU rules allowing international couples to choose which country’s law will apply in the case of divorce. According to the Commission,...
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Rehn: Things Still Difficult for Greek Citizens
A few days after the postponing of the discussion for the Greek debt for “some moment in the next summer,” European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, and the Euro and vice president of...
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Council of Europe: Far-Right Gangs Attack Roma Camps
“Invasions of Roma Camps all over Europe, are not only by the police, but also from far-right gang groups, and are becoming a common phenomenon after the incident that occurred in Greece -little Maria...
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EU Assists Greece to Promote Agricultural Products
The European Commission approved 22 projects today concerning community contribution for the promotion of agricultural products in the European Union and in third countries. The total budget of the...
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1 of 3 Greeks Feel Informed of Scientific and Technological Advancements
Only one out of three Greeks (32 percent) feels well informed about scientific and technological advancements, according to the latest “Eurobarometer’s” survey for 2013. All the 28 Member States of the...
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Frankfurter Allgemeine: Primary Surplus is an Audit Trick
Even though Greek lawmakers have passed the 2014 budget which shows a primary surplus, the partners and lenders don’t seem to be convinced of the data presented. In fact, they believe that the numbers...
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European Commission Demands 66.6 Million Euros from Greece
Today, during the clearance of accounts procedure the European Commission asked for the recovery of funds of the EU’s agricultural policy, totaling 78.8 million euros, which Greece seems to have...
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Sofia Waste Treatment Plant to be Built by Greeks
The Mayor of the Municipality of Sofia, Bulgaria, Yordanka Fandakova signed a contact with the Greek consortium Aktor-Helektor for the construction of a waste treatment plant in the city. The facility...
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European Commission Facilitates Free Mobility for Work
The European Commission has undertaken the initiative to combat tax discrimination affecting the mobility of EU citizens. Specifically, each member-state’s tax provisions will be scrutinized in order...
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