June 3, 2021
Economy
#Greece stands to receive large “packages” from the EU’s #RecoveryFund, but their optimal management depends on overcoming bureaucratic hurdles, Addressing the 2nd Regional Growth Conference in Patras, Rasmussen spoke of Greece’s “tremendous” progress in digitization process, and added that the new regional development programs would be announced in the immediate …
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February 8, 2019
Greece, Politics
Science and Research are not road construction works although they are treated like this by the Greek government. As the chairman of the Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis says, “A looming problem that Greek research centers need to overcome, is the extremely complicated bureaucratic system for …
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January 14, 2018
Greece, Politics
Greece is poised to strike a critical blow against its notoriously Byzantine bureaucracy with the introduction of a new electronic Register of Citizens. The plan is scheduled to go online on January 22, and will act as a central database for registry offices and municipalities throughout the country. According to …
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June 19, 2017
Social, Society
Giannis Dimantis has been living in an incredible bureaucratic adventure. For whole 14 years, he has been trying to prove that he is not dead. In vain. Greek bureaucracy is holding him firm in its hands. Diamantis’ adventure began 14 years ago when he went the municipality of Egaleo where …
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May 16, 2017
Economy
First of all, a warning! A warning about the comprehension of the European Commission press release and of the initiative of the European Citizens’ Initiative entitled “Let us reduce the wage and economic differences that tear the EU apart.” Commission Press release Commission registers European Citizens’ Initiative entitled ‘Let us …
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April 7, 2017
Economy
Lawmakers of the ruling party suggest a legislation offering tax breaks and less bureaucratic obstacles to foreign film production companies in order to attract them in Greece. Such a legislation will have a positive impact in Greece’s economy, Gross Domestic Product, unemployment and boost tourism revenues. In a letter to …
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March 15, 2017
Uncategorized
Greece’s red tapes for entrepreneurs and the general business environment can be shocking, not only to Greeks but also to foreigners when they get in touch with them. David Alston, a New Brunswick’s chief entrepreneur, was invited by a startup accelerators in Athens to offer his valuable advise. He had …
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February 7, 2017
Society
Hundreds of people in need flocked to the social service of Athens Municipality to register for the Social Solidarity Allowance. The expected happened: long queues, tension, anger and a registration system that collapsed. Some people had gone there already at 5 o’clock in the morning and awaited patiently despite the …
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September 14, 2016
Very Mix
The usual excuses of the international aid community as to why planned projects do not materialize do not work in an EU country like Greece. So why does the international aid community fails to meet the needs for the refugees in Greece, when there is an EU funding of €86million, …
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December 10, 2015
Politics
Deputy Finance Minister Tryfon Alexiadis announced on Thursday the income criteria for those eligible to receive the “heating oil allowance” for winter 2015/2016. Trying to justify why the criteria have been announced late, Alexiadis said underlined that “dozens of signatures were needed” for the approval of this decision and therefore …
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September 18, 2015
Culture
It is one of Greece’s notorious and chronic diseases: extensive bureaucracy, unaccommodating officials and permanent lack of flexibility. A painful and very costly disease, especially when it comes that the Greek state keeps away investments worth several million dollars or euros. The latest example of this rigid behavior that causes …
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April 11, 2014
Economy
Young Greek entrepreneurs put it as clear as they could: transparency in funding, tax incentives, less bureaucracy and reduced taxation. During the one-hour discussion with German Chancellor Angela Merkel representatives from successful Greek startups and small & media businesses used their once in a lifetime chance to report about the …
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February 28, 2014
Society
Last day of February in a village in Lamia, Central Greece: Passersby are shocked to see an elderly man and a woman sitting on the ground of a land plot. they beaver form cold and are unable to stand on their feet. They are just sitting there, on the bare …
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July 2, 2013
Very Mix
You think, Noah would have been able to build the famous Ark in case he was living in Greece? That would be a very big #FAIL. The human-animal-rescue project would be have been able to conclude for three simple reasons: 1) the notorious Greek bureaucracy 2) the slowness of the Greek public sector …
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May 26, 2013
Economy
Bahalo (Μπάχαλο) is a nice word. Greeks use it many times per day. In fact, they say “Bahalo” every time they contact a public service or they watch news on television. Bahalo – accent on the first syllable – means bloody mess, chaos and big confussion. It literally gives the …
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May 8, 2013
Very Mix
That’s the typical Greek bureaucracy that drives crazy each one of us. A high school teacher decided to resign from the school he had a full time job and start his own business. However his resignation was rejected because it was submitted … late. Alexis Christodoulou, 36, science teacher has …
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December 15, 2011
Politics
I am impressed! In order to reduce bureaucracy in public services Administrative Reform Minister Dimitris Reppas prepared a plan that he would present to the cabinet meeting today. ” The implementation of this program is of particular importance, as it intends in addition to reducing bureaucracy to reduce to zero the phenomena …
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November 22, 2011
Economy, Society
I am clueless. I simply can’t decide whether it’s a kind of limited brain capacity on my side, whether Greek journalism is bad or whether I live in a country that resembles a crazy house. A storm of circulars, amendments, back doors and exemptions, and new cuts in the welfare state have been …
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August 25, 2011
Economy
In times of blur economic future and desperate search for income, many Greeks try to set up their own business. However the biggest problem for the way to professional independence is the state! Not that we didn’t know that but to hear such a statement on Greek television it sure …
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March 23, 2011
Politics
Some Greeks are idle enough to think bureaucracy is a lethal plant unique to Greek soil. There is this Spanish video though proving that civil servants of the type “I’m lazy, I hate you and I love it” are everywhere to find -preferably at the north part of the Mediterranean basin. In the south part, civil …
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