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“Land of Whatever”: Greece’s authorities bemused about 4. dose for 30-59

June 23, 2022 CORONAVIRUS, Editor, FEATURED, Opinion 7

Greece’s health authorities triggered a big confusion on Thursday afternoon, when they announced people as young as 30 years old could be administered the 4th dose (2nd booster shot) of vaccination against Covid-19. First it was the National Vaccination Committee that announced its decision to allow the 4th dose for …

Confusion prevails over the parades in Thessaloniki due to coronavirus outbreak

October 22, 2021 Greece, Politics 1

Chaos and confusion prevailed on Friday, when local authorities in Thessaloniki and the government in Athens disagreed on the traditional students’ and military parades on October 28. the local government has requested the cancellation of the students parade and to limit the military one as coronavirus infections surge and Intensive …

Opposition accuses Gov’t of “false Covid-success story” after epidemiologist says…

July 5, 2021 CORONAVIRUS, Greece 4

Greece’s main opposition party SYRIZA accused the government on Monday that it is building a “false covid-19 success story,” after an epidemiologist said that the national committee did not recommend “no masks outdoors.” “The fact that the government once again ignored the Committee of Infectious Diseases and asked the citizens …

Athens Great Walk leads to Athens Great Jam with commuters as lab rats

June 15, 2020 Greece, Politics 6

The overambitious plan of Athens Municipality the Great Walk of Athens turned into the Great Traffic Jam on Monday morning, when local authorities decreased the six lanes of Panepistimiou Avenue into three for vehicles including public transport means like buses and trolley buses. Central roads in downtown Athens but also …

Crazy little thing called V.A.T. & total confusion of its implementation on 6 Greek islands

October 12, 2015 Economy 1

The wonderful world of Greek taxes labyrinth and its implementation. Remember the measure that scrapped the reduced Value Added Tax in six Greek islands? Less than two weeks after the implementation of the V.A.T. hikes and the total confusion prevails as to what rates to implement. The measure caused dozens …

18 Reforms List targets €3.2bn in 2015 – Confusion about “stop serving the debt”

March 27, 2015 Economy 3

While Greece was sending its Reforms List to the creditors, a non-paper issued by the Prime Minister’s office created confusion as it looked as if Athens was threatening the creditors with stop serving the debt unless the bailout disbursement would be released.” An additional declaration made clear that “the threat” …

Confusion whether Greek banks passed Stress Tests; Athens Stock Exchange -3.29%

October 27, 2014 Economy Comments Off on Confusion whether Greek banks passed Stress Tests; Athens Stock Exchange -3.29%

Hardly had the European Central Bank released Sunday the official results of the stress tests, Greek mainstream media started to hail “Greek banks passed the tests” and “No need for recapitalization”. It took just a couple of minutes for a war of words to break out on the internet with …

Greek Government unexpectedly closed the Parliament for summer break

June 4, 2014 Politics 2

It was shortly after 5 in the afternoon and a fully troubled plenary session, when police hanged a Presidential Decree announcing the unexpected closure of the Greek Parliament and the start of the summer sessions. The government decision to close the Parliament as expressed by the Presidential Decree took Greek …

“Don’t pay without receipt” triggers confusion among consumers as ESEE threatens with “theft” charges

January 14, 2013 Economy 6

The usual confusion as … usual! While the Finance Ministry allows consumers to go without paying if the merchant does not issue a receipt, the Trade Association threatens to raise charges on ‘theft’ for those consumers who follow the ministry’s orders. Greek finance ministry put into effect on 12. January 2013 …

Confusion with Emergency Property Tax via Electricity Bills – Again!

December 7, 2012 Economy 4

For one more time confusion prevail over the emergency property tax to be paid through electricity bill issued by the Public Power Company (DEH). After an Athens court ruled that it was illegal to collect the property levy though these bills, Greek media reported that the management of DEH instructed …

€11.5-Billion Package: Totally Perplexed About the Upcoming Austerity Cuts

September 19, 2012 Economy, Editor Comments Off on €11.5-Billion Package: Totally Perplexed About the Upcoming Austerity Cuts

I am totally baffled! And with me, millions of Greeks following the negotiations between Athens and the Troika, the bargain on the austerity measures to come with the €11.5-billion package. On Friday, we read about the raise of retirement age from 65 to 67, on Monday we read “the Troika doubts the …

Elections Candidate Confused with Beggar and Gets Get ….Alms

May 4, 2012 Politics 6

A new candidate for a political party went to a local coffee-shop and started to distribute his business-card at the tables where village men were playing cards. The men were deeply focused on the game and didn’t raise an eye to see who is distributing the cards.. When the candidate approached again the …

Emergency Property Tax: The Total Confusion!

March 6, 2012 Economy, Society 23

If I were a surgeon, I would have raised my hands towards the sky and I would have said to the patient’s relatives “We did all we could. Now the patient is in God’s hands”. A similar clueless … moment happened to me in the last twelve hours, last night …

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