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Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania Announce Plans to Bid for 2030 World Cup

Sports ministers of Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, and Serbia agreed on Friday to apply to jointly host the World Cup in 2030. Meeting in Belgrade the ministers declared their country's readiness to host the 2030 World Cup while recognizing that it...

Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania to Jointly Bid for 2030 World Cup

Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania are planning to propose a joint bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2030, the four state leaders decided on Friday. The four men met on the sidelines of a summit in the Bulgarian...

Medical Tourism an Important Source of Revenue for Greece

The International Health Tourism Center (IHTC) is organising a conference on medical tourism with focus on the exchange of know-how, synergies and promotion of health services. The conference is held in Bucharest, Romania, on November 3-5. "It is yet another effort...

Greek Retail Chains Opening Stores in Tax-Friendly Romania

Large Greek retail chains see a great window of opportunity in Romania where consumer incomes are increasing while value added tax in food and other goods is dropping. According to a Kathimerini newspaper report, Greek retail giants Jumbo, Sarantis, Folli...

More Greek Businesses Deposit Their Money in Bulgarian and Romanian Banks

Bank deposits of Greeks in Bulgaria and Romania increased by 10% and 8% respectively while in Greece deposits dropped by 23% in 2015, the largest since the outbreak of the economic crisis in 2008. According to a Kathimerini newspaper report,...

EC Refers Greece to the EU Court of Justice for Single Market Rail Violations

The European Commission decided to refer Greece, Luxembourg and Romania to the Court of Justice of the EU on Friday for failing to transpose into national law Directive 2012/34/EU establishing a single European railway area. The Directive aims at strengthening...

Romania’s Syrtaki World Record Hopes Dashed by Rain, Greece Still the Record-Holder (Video)

Romanian hopes of setting a Guinness Book World Record for dancing Greece's famous syrtaki dance from the 1964 film "Zorba the Greek" were dashed over the weekend. A storm struck the Black Sea port on Saturday making the ability...

Greek Expat Community in Romania Growing, Concern for Education

As the economic crisis in Greece continues, many Greek businesses and families have made the move to Romania in hopes of a brighter future for themselves and their children. The size of Romania's Greek community is growing at a...

Microsoft Denies Reports on Cancelling its Investments in Greece

Microsoft announced late on Thursday that the company does not intend to cancel any investments in Greece, amid reports that it is planning to transfer its activities in Romania. "The company continues its scheduled investment activities in Greece, as it...

Costas Mandylor Announces Wedding in Romania

Costas Mandylor, the Greek-Australian actor from the "Saw" franchise, just announced that he will marry his fiancee in Bucharest this fall after spending a few days in Romania. Mandylor was a special guest of the Superkombat World Grand Prix in...