“We avoid taking such extreme measures as the closure of the Acropolis, especially in this difficult period for the country, but the knife has reached the bone,” explained to GRReporter the President of the Hellenic Federation of archaeological sites guards at the Ministry of Culture Yannis Mafrikopoulos.

Summer sales, which this year will reach record levels, start tomorrow. Traders rip off prices by 70% for a “good day” to persuade customers to enter the store. Turnover fell between 40-50% for the last year although its downtrend lasted more than three years seriously bothering shopkeepers. “We hope to attract the few consumers left with record discounts,” says George Salahas, general director of a company offering household commodities and selling the products of the British Ηabitat.

38% of the Greeks are ready to leave the city and to go abroad or to another city if they lost their job or have a problem finding it, reveals Eurobarometer. Half of the Europeans are also ready to pack and go elsewhere if necessary.

Elspi Kanaropoulou is 26-year-old owner of the L'alba luce lights shop in downtown Athens. MA in Italian Philology, Elspi decided that she doesn’t want to work for a monthly pay and despite the difficult economic times she decided to start her own business.

Contest of the Athens municipality changes the vision of urban environment making it more technological, ergonomic and artistic and practical at the same time.