Is Greece all sorted now?

Koicarp

The greek press are getting the idea now: http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite3_1_21/08/2012_457596

There is a case going through the german court's questioning the legality of helping greece financially, judgement will be on tuesday. Personally I'm hoping for no major shocks this week and a strong pound, as I have to pay for my greek house on friday.

ILW

If that is what the actual Greeks think. Why are the EU still chucking cash at them?

Mistral001

I have been to Greece several times over the last 30 years. It is quite common to see greeks pull out a wad of notes with maybe several 1000 Euros in it to pay for, say a few litres of petrol. The cash economy and trying to avoid tax is a way of life there and has been for years.

I would guess that if all Greeks paid what tax they were supposed to pay their problems would be over in a few years. It is a sensitive matter though. Germans trying to force Greeks to pay tax?


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Koicarp

Today's greek headlines:
Unemployment rate hits fresh recordGreece's jobless rate scaled a new record high of 24.4 percent in June from an upwardly revised 23.5 percent in May, the country's statistics service ELSTAT said.

Patience runs low in health rowAs government officials sought to avert an escalation of the crisis in the healthcare sector, a group of pensioners in Thessalonik...
Judges plan to strike over pay cutsJudges and prosecutors are to meet Friday and Saturday to plan strike action after a meeting between unionists representing them a...

The place is in chaos, and I just sent every penny I have to a greek bank account to buy a house, when the lawyer decides she wants to go ahead! I do hope they don't drop out of the euro this weekend.

Koicarp

Neo-Nazis on the rise in Greece: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhJntEn4ddA&feature=youtu.be

ILW

And still they fail to collect the taxes due.