17/07/14

[Maik]

http://www.civilprotection.gr/

[Maik]

Vegetables discarded by Greece sold illegally in Bulgaria

Bulgarian traders introduced import fruits and vegetables from Greece with fake payment invoices to sell them in the domestic market. This produce, of the lowest quality, arrived to Bulgaria after being purchased in Greek wholesale markets.

According to Plamen Dimitrov, executive director of the Bulgarian Association of Greenhouse Growers, the produce unsold by the end of the week in the Greek market should be discarded.

"Since traders from our southern neighbour have to pay a fee to do this, they prefer to sell their products to their Bulgarian counterparts after arranging a fake invoice."

http://www.freshplaza.com/article/123713/Vegetables-discarded-by-Greece-sold-illegally-in-Bulgaria

[Maik]

Local residents of Thessaloniki in northern Greece are outraged by a decision to build an apartment block on top of a recently discovered ancient Greek temple in the heart of the city. The temple of goddess Aphrodite, which was brought to Thessaloniki from the city of Aenea in the 6th century B.C., is said to be priceless in value thus the locals named it “Parthenon of Thessaloniki.”

http://greece.greekreporter.com/2014/07/15/parthenon-of-thessaloniki-to-be-buried/

[Maik]

Bus Stop in London Tells a Sad Story of Greece

http://eu.greekreporter.com/2014/07/15/bus-stop-in-london-tells-a-sad-story-of-greece/

[TonyD]

Not wishing to diminish the subject, or the message, but the use of a comma (,) for the decimal point strongly suggests that poster is not a British production.

Why would a Eurosceptic use a symbol for the decimal point that is peculiarly European?

mmmmmm

[Bryan-in-Kilkis]

"despression"?

[TonyKath]

"despression" ?

Yup.  A combination of desperate and depression.  Unfortunately describes the situation rather well.  Perhaps you could work out the Greek equivalent for us?! 

Tony

[Bryan-in-Kilkis]

I think I'll plump for απογνωσιοκατάθλιψη, Tony...  Or maybe καταθλιπταπόγνωση?   

[TonyKath]

I think I'll plump for απογνωσιοκατάθλιψη, Tony...  Or maybe καταθλιπταπόγνωση?   

Thanks Bryan - they sent me to my Stavropoulos dictionary but do the job very nicely.   

Tony