From the beginning of 2009 Greece, Spain, Portugal, and Hungary opened their labor markets for Bulgarians and Romanians. Greeks will provide access to all available job openings in the country and will recognize all Bulgarian diplomas.
More than 15 000 people, ages between 20 and 50, have been caught in the nets of the illegal job search bureaus. They work for very low salaries and without any insurances.
Last year 74 year old Pericles Panagopoulos withdrew from the ship business due to health reasons. he is about to have a serious surgery done in the US.