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REAL ESTATE TAXATION IN GREECE; IN TERMS OF…

While the acquisition of real estate in Greece requires the one-time payment of tax for the acquisition of such property, whether due to a sale and purchase agreement, or due to an agreement on donation, or due to a deed of acknowledgment of inheritance, the right to real estate (right in rem) gives rise to taxation on this property. Rights in...

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24-07-2019

Application of The EU Geo-Blocking Regulation: A Ban…

Recent Regulation (EU) 2018/3021 addresses unjustified online sales discrimination based on customers' nationality, place of residence or place of establishment within the internal market. It applies to all traders2, including online marketplaces, operating within the Union, in connection to transactions relating to the sales of goods or the provision of services within the Union. In particular, some customers are not able...

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28-01-2019

Game of Chance Introduction

History of the Regulation of Games of Chance in Greece Games of chance, in which the participants wager a stake with valuables or money is not an activity that appeared in recent times. They were very common in ancient societies. Historians situate their origin in the third millennium BC in the Far East and Egypt. Such games were common in ancient...

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28-01-2019

Data Protection Introduction

The constitutional context and the right to data protection The Greek Constitution, adopted in 1975 quite after the fall of military dictatorship, recognized explicitly the rights of privacy (Article 9) and secrecy of communications (Article 19). Article 9 guarantees both the asylum of home and inviolability of private and family life. Both theorists and the jurisprudence regarded Article 9 in combination...

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28-01-2019

Consumer Protection Introduction

The main piece of legislation in Greece on Consumer Protection is the Law 2251/1994, which in large part implements European Union rules into the Greek legal order on a wide area of issues; general terms of contracts, regulations for liability of producers for defective products, unfair commercial practices, class actions to name a few. Nevertheless, the Law 2251/1994 is not...

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Greece is looking forward to another record-setting year in tourism in 2016 taking advantage of security concerns related to international terrorism, but safe forecasts cannot be made yet. Although the predictions are generally speaking good, many hotel owners are willing to sell their business while banks are getting ready to put on the block a number of indebted hotel units to foreign funds and hotel companies. In the mean time, the Sani-Ikos deal shows the way; other hotel chains will follow in coming months. Business File reports.

Read more: Optimism that 2016 will be another record year for tourism

 

A recent study by global non-profit Endeavor Greece, EY, Athens University of Economics and Business and the Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce shows that a growing current supporting entrepreneurship is taking root in Greek universities. The researchers polled 2,222 students in 30 higher education institutions and found the vast majority held a positive view of entrepreneurship, many wanted to become entrepreneurs and tech is the field of choice for a startup. Business File’s Maria Kagkelidou reports.

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The Union of Greek Shipowners fired a broadside at the European Union over the hot topic of taxation and warned that tampering with conditions set out in the current Community Guidelines on State Aid to Maritime Transport will not only have a far-reaching impact on Greece’s crisis-mired economy but will also imperil Europe’s shipping strength. David Glass* reports.

Read more: Union of Greek Shipowners fires warning shot at EU over taxation issues

As more and more ship classification societies focus on Greek shipping, Europe’s largest class society DNV GL has big plans to develop Piraeus into a third home and decision-making centre. David Glass reports.Classification societies target Greek shipping

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During his brief visit to Athens and before heading off to Ankara, the UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Philip Hammond MP, in an unofficial briefing of journalists, has sent a clear message: his country demands serious reforms from the European Union, less bureaucracy, more flexibility on all fronts, including the right for less social benefits to members of other European countries.

Read more: The moment of truth

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