The accident involving the Airbus 320 that crashed last Tuesday in the southern French Alps with 150 people on board has again placed the issues of civil aviation safety at the centre of public attention worldwide.
Employer and employee contributions cover only 15 billion euro of them. The remaining 12 billion euro come from the state budget, that is, from the taxes we pay, writes political commentator Kostis Lympouridis.
Danae Stratou was renting out to tourists her Plaka apartment and her villa on the island of Aegina, without the necessary authorization from the Greek National Tourism Organisation. The minister says he is not the owner of the properties and cannot be held responsible for them.