During a congress organized by the Association of Staff Officers of National Defence, the implementation of targets set by the government council for foreign policy and defence came under question.
In Greece, the term "Bulgarian salaries" has become a byword for poverty, destitution and misery. Its use has become more frequent especially over the past two years, after the outbreak of the economic crisis.
In Greece, 90% of the production of the fisheries sector goes for export. The sector's turnover reaches 650 million euro annually. The trade in fish and seafood is one of the few businesses in the country that has a positive trade balance.
The Greek finance ministry has announced the conditions for the recapitalization of local banks and collapsed the Athens Stock Exchange on Monday. The Ministerial decision issued stipulates that banks must have a capital adequacy ratio (Core Tier 1) of 9%. 6 of the 9% required to achieve the required capital levels will come from the increase in the share capital of banks. It will involve 90% of the Greek Financial Stability Fund and 10% of private shareholders.
"Politicians would never reach the level of those who threaten to lynch and whose wish is that the deputes face special courts to avoid it," sociologist George Siakandaris said in a interview for Anastsia Balezdrova.