А Greek businessman, who has settled in Bulgaria, said that he had seen the girl at a hospital in the town of Sandanski in 2010. Тhe child had had sight problems and had been in the hospital, accompanied by her biological parents. The mother was a Bulgarian Roma woman and the father was blond and blue-eyed.

The reported losses are mainly due to the 13.9% reduction of salaries of employees and to the 12.4% reduction of social benefits received by households.

The case of Maria has revealed the total lack of organization and the huge holes in the Greek public administration. By law, only the affidavits of two witnesses can be the basis of the registration of a newborn child.