In the last years, hundreds of Greek clothing companies have been transferred to other countries in the Balkans, where the labor cost is lower and tens of thousands of workers in the production line of Greek garments can be employed. According to a survey conducted by the Hellenic Fashion Industry Association (SEPEE), the main representative [...]
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Greek Truck Overturns in West Bulgaria
A heavy-freight TIR truck with Greek registration, driven by a Greek national, overturned on a road section, which was under repair, in West Bulgaria, the District Interior Ministry Directorate-Pernik announced to FOCUS News Agency. The incident occurred in the region of the Dolna Dakliya road junction at around 4 a.m. on May 18. The vehicle [...]
Bulgarian Tourists Go Greek on Easter Holidays
More than 120 000 Bulgarian residents plan to spend the Easter holidays in Greece, obviously undisturbed by the economic turmoil in the neighboring country. Traffic through Bulgaria-Greece border checkpoints increased sharply on Wednesday morning, the most intensive being at the Kulata, the Bulgarian Border Police announced. The checkpoints are working at full capacity and manage [...]
Bulgarians Outraged by Greek Border Police
About a hundred Bulgarians staged a thirty-minute blockade of the border crossing Ilinden-Exochi on the Bulgarian-Greek border on April 26. The demonstrators are local people from the nearby municipalities of Gotse Delchev, Hadzhidimovo, Satovcha and Garmen. They complained about the Greek border police’s behavior toward Bulgarian drivers, such as stopping vehicles with Bulgarian tags without [...]
Greece Biggest Investor In Bulgaria
Greece is the largest investor in Bulgaria with 9.4 million euros ($12.23 billion) of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) during the first two months of 2013, according to Bulgaria’s official data. Luxembourg follows with 7.9 million euros ($10.28 million,) Russia with 6.7 million euros ($8.71 million) and Austria with 6.1 million euros ($7.94 million). However, according [...]
Bulgarian Map Claims Thrace
Bulgarian officials presented an outrageous map according to which Thrace belongs to Bulgaria. The Greek Ministry of Defense reacted strongly. Air Marshal Evaggelos Tournas sent a protest letter to his Bulgarian counterpart, Air Vice Marshal Constantin Popov after the inaccurate information presented by Bulgarian officials according to which Thrace belongs to Bulgaria. Here is the [...]
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