Quality

No bribes, no inspections

Under the pressure of Greece's creditors, in the days of the financial crisis, three major pieces of legislation were passed to simplify the way businesses could start their activity. Several years later, local authorities - the ones responsible for most of the inspections - are essentially not delivering on their obligations and inspections are practically non-existent. The reason?

Police arrests nine people on Mykonos amid crime crackdown

Police said they arrested nine people since Friday morning during targeted operations on the island of Mykonos as part of a crackdown on crime, the inspection of businesses and the effort to improve the level of road safety.

Some 310 people, 250 vehicles and 11 catering businesses were checked during the operation, police added.

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