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Archive - May 2011

May 4th

Titan, OTE and Coca Cola 3E - the business grows even in times of crisis

04 May 2011 / 21:05:30  
The Athens Stock Exchange and the economic analysts perceive the three companies as an indicator of the Greek economy not only for their influence in the country but for their presence in South East Europe.


May 4th

The cultural heritage and national identity in support of the economic growth

04 May 2011 / 19:05:29  
Enterprising citizens and active businessmen revived the cultural uniqueness of the small Peloponnesian town Koroni and the local economy


Former MPs, their widows and unmarried daughters want their change

04 May 2011 / 17:05:28  
Over 800 former MPs and their heirs have filed claims the Audit Court to be paid their backdate salary increases. The amount requested exceeds half of the annual budget of the Parliament.


Silencing a journalist is not less violent than his beating or arrest

04 May 2011 / 00:05:29  
No event is so far away and everything is close to us, says the author of the Eksandas series of documentaries Yorgos Avgeropoulos in an interview with Anastasia Balezdrova.


May 3rd

The ban on smoking brought fines for one million euros

03 May 2011 / 18:05:10  
The ban on smoking in Greece caused contradictory responses in society, and although there are still ashtrays on the tables at many restaurants and cafes, the first results of the fight against tobacco smoke are already here. Over the past two years, 4% of the Greeks have stopped smoking, and the fines imposed on owners of restaurants and smokers for the past six months amount to one million euros, announced the management of the Ministry of Health at a press conference.


Eurostar is another Greek insurance company that had it too

03 May 2011 / 17:05:38  
The company was not able to implement the recommendation of the Private Insurance Supervisory Committee to raise an additional equity capital of 10 million euros and stops its activity as of May this year.


The government imposed a ceiling on the wholesale price of gasoline - a precedent

03 May 2011 / 15:05:48  
After the bitter experience of the Socialists in 2010 to control the constant growth of fuel prices by limiting the retail prices this year they have decided to dig into the pockets of the big players – the companies responsible for the transport and distribution of fuels.