15/10/19

[Maik]

Greeks Increasingly Turning to Cemeteries to Memorialize Beloved Pets

The death of a pet or a domestic animal which its owner has loved for many years is, for many, an extremely painful experience. For some, it can be as difficult as losing a beloved relative or friend.

Out of ignorance or lack of information, the vast majority of people are unaware that it is prohibited by law in Greece to bury an animal in your backyard, or even in the woods.

https://greece.greekreporter.com/2019/10/14/greeks-increasingly-turning-to-cemeteries-to-memorialize-beloved-pets/

[Maik]

Greece Ponders Allowing Privately-run Waterways at Resorts, Marinas

The Greek government is considering allowing private entities to set up waterways at areas of “integrated tourism development”, with a relevant bill to be tabled in parliament next month, local media report.

Additionally, according to the document, waterways and hydroplanes will be able to operate domestic and international flights, including direct flights to and from Schengen Zone countries.

https://news.gtp.gr/2019/10/14/greece-ponders-allowing-privately-run-waterways-resorts-marinas

[Maik]

Greece - Social security number for EU citizens

New guidance has been published on how EU citizens who are employees or self-employed can obtain a social security number in Greece.

The General Directorate of Social Security of the Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity has provided further guidance on the assignment of a social security number (ΑΜΚΑ) to EU citizens who enter Greece for work, as employees or self-employed, and who have not completed a three-month stay in our country (in document No. 80320 / no.33830 / D18.2227 / 29-07-2019).

    Employee: in order to qualify for social security, an employer’s certificate confirming the employment of a citizen of an EU member state is required.

    Self-employed: the company statute or the tax office business commencement certificate is required.

https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=50eea709-d716-478d-80ae-b8ba5cff6ffa

[Maik]

Did Greece’s SYRIZA Government Ask Russia to Print Drachmas in 2015?

A bombshell revelation from a French book, claiming that the SYRIZA government asked Russia to print drachmas in order to replace the euro in 2015 has opened a new round of political controversy in Greece.

https://greece.greekreporter.com/2019/10/15/did-greeces-syriza-government-ask-russia-to-print-drachmas-in-2015/