Greece

The groundbreaking recovery plan ''Greece 2.0'' is battling bureaucracy thanks to the digitization of public services.

Professionals from businesses in Greece which work with foreign yacht-leasing companies, as well as owners of ultraluxury yachts, claim that Greek bureaucratic madness is forcing them to avoid the Greek seas every year. According to a report in Greece's Kathimerini daily on...

House Speaker Nikos Voutsis announced today that out of the 37.7 million euros collected for emergency aid to the victims of the deadly East Attica fires in July, not one euro has been disbursed four months later. The issue was discussed...

As they met with fellow Greeks from abroad, two business partners -- Stefanos Vamvakaris and Panagiotis Markos -- saw the increasing need for an online service to help overseas Greeks deal with red tape. The idea first came to them...

The old "blue" Greek IDs will be replaced by the new advanced ID cards, which will be launched in 2017, and will include several personal data that aim to bypass bureaucracy and also the reduce the possibility of forging. The...

The beauty of Greek landscapes is indisputable, however, Greek bureaucracy often manages to turn away filmmakers wanting to shoot in Greece. Many productions have requested to film in Greece but were shot down and had to find other similar Mediterranean...

A bill supporting entrepreneurship and resolving long-term issues in the tourism sector was tabled by the Tourism Ministry in Parliament, under the title "Simplification of procedures to strengthen tourism entrepreneurship, the restructuring of the Greek National Tourism Organization (EOT)...

According to Hellenic Federation of Enterprises’ (SEV) report on the business environment, the annual cost of Greece’s bureaucracy exceeds 10 billion dollars. The report indicates that the required time to complete the process of a public contract is 230...

The highly bureaucratic nature of  the Greek governance structure hits again! On their first day at school next Monday, Greek students instead of books will be given photocopies and Cd's! Teachers will have to look for all the material they need...

The Economist magazine blames Greek bureaucracy and law for subverting business in Greece. “Opening a new business in Greece is well nigh impossible; closing one is somewhat easier”, the magazine stated. The article refers to the comments of the head of...

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Thursday reiterated his determination to combat bureaucracy, excessive legislation and outdated perceptions that have transformed public services into fief, operating as the source of corruption. Addressing an open discussion meeting between Regional Development...

The Byzantines, also known as the Eastern Romans, were a literate and articulate people, with a far greater appreciation for education than most of their contemporaries. The contribution of Byzantium to higher learning and culture has been broadly overlooked by...

The Antikythera Mechanism, widely believed to be the world's first computer, has puzzled scientists for decades. By Evaggelos Vallianatos I saw the fragments of the Antikythera Mechanism in 2007. After moving slowly through the large rooms of the National Archaeological Museum...

King Otto, the Bavarian prince who ruled as King of Greece from May 27, 1832 until he was deposed on October 23, 1862, was a polarizing figure who tried to bring Greece out of the chaos of revolution into...

Syros neoclassical buildings are in imminent danger of ruination, as a result of chronically unsuccessful preservation policies. Lengthy bureaucratic procedures and the lack of restoration funding incentives are posing a threat to over a thousand decaying, privately-owned neoclassical listed buildings...