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Greek-owned Luxury Hotel Group Acquires Historic St. Moritz Hotel

Grace Hotels, the privately owned luxury hotel group, has acquired the historic La Margna hotel in the heart of St. Moritz, Switzerland.  During 2014 the company will undertake an extensive programme of renovation and transformation to create Grace St. Moritz...

Greece to be Country of Honor at “Gouts et Terroirs”

Greece will be the country of honor at the Salon of Gastronomy “Gouts et Terroirs” which is organized by Canton of Fribourg in the city of Bulle, Switzerland, (near Berne in the district of Gruyère). The 2013 edition of...

Greeks Hide €200 B in Switzerland

Greeks hold deposits of 200 billion euros in Switzerland, while Greece emerges as the “big loser” of tax evasion. The Austrian newspaper Der Standard dedicated an article to tax evasion in Greece, referring to the large deposits of rich Greeks...

Greece Fourth Most Corrupt In Europe

As the government tries to right a battered economy and restore some faith in Greece as a good place to do business, it has taken another hit with a finding from the auditing firm Ernst & Young, which surveyed...

“Burnout” Swiss Exhibit Shows Greek Crisis

The depth of the Greek economic crisis is being displayed in Switzerland, thanks to a photography exhibition by Dimitris Michalakis at Zurich's Coalmine Gallery . According to Enetenglish, Burnout derives from the psychology’s field. “Burnout means 'occupational exhaustion'. The crisis...

Switzerland Donates Less Blood to Greece

Blood donations in Greece are insufficient to cover high blood transfusion needs. Switzerland, Greece's main blood donor, will reduce blood donations forcing the Greek government to take measures to motivate more people in Greece to donate blood on a regular basis. According to the...

Greece Gets Swiss Bank List Again

Greece's Finance Ministry said French authorities have once again given it details of Greeks with bank accounts in Switzerland for use in investigating possible tax evasion, after an original list was ignored, misplaced and discredited. A ministry statement said the...

Swiss Aim for Speedy Deal to Tax Offshore Greek Assets

Switzerland is ready to enter into formal negotiations with Greece over a deal to tax the assets wealthy Greeks have stashed in secret Swiss bank accounts. The Swiss government said on Wednesday it had adopted a mandate for negotiations after...

Swiss Banks Won't Reveal Secret Greek Accounts

Swiss banking officials have rejected a request by Greek politicians and their spouses to provide written proof they do not have secret accounts, a request they made after a Swiss politician said some of them had deposited cash to...

Greece Seeks to Tax Accounts in Switzerland

Greece on Monday said it was reviving efforts to conclude an accord with Switzerland in order to tax Greek bank account holders there, as central bank data showed a large outflow of deposits abroad. "The Swiss government has been asked...