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The tuition fees for universities run by private foundations increased 20 percent annually, a handbook released by the public authority in charge of university placements has revealed.

Opening a company in a country that is not the investor's home country is no longer a difficult goal as the openness of most governments towards foreign investors has increased substantially in the last few years. This is why opening a business abroad can now have more benefits than setting up a company in one's home state.

While Greece has managed to digitalize much of its bureaucracy, this has not reduced red tape or made it cheaper. Indeed, Greeks pay indirect taxes amounting to hundreds of millions of euros for financial as well as personal transactions, hidden in the form of an administrative fee, known as "paravolo" in Greek.

The Economy and Development Ministry on Friday approved the investment plans of 1,170 new businesses out of 5,626 that had applied to be included in the "New Enterpreneurship" program funded by the National Strategic Reference Framework 2014-2020.

There will be a penalty fee of between BGN 50,000 and BGN 2 M for telecoms that allow overpricing of roaming services over the permitted limit. Deputies adopted the amendment to the Electronic Communications Act at second reading.

If providers do not guarantee access to open Internet, the penalty fees will be between BGN 2,000 and BGN 200,000.

The European Commission admitted the complaint of the National Union of Romania's Insurers and Reinsurers (UNSAR) regarding the capping of the RCA mandatory liability insurance premium fees; the government has 10 weeks to respond, UNSAR said on Thursday at the request of AGERPRES.

Students are occupying the Athens Law School for a second week to protest what they say are excessive tuition fees for its postgraduate programs.

The students, who are demanding the immediate cancellation of the 1,200-euro fee, say that exorbitant cost makes it next to impossible for some students to continue their studies.

According to a statement issued by Ministry of Finance the deadline for the payment of car registration fees will be extended until Friday, January 8, 2016, stressing that there will be no other extension.

A mere 9 percent of concert ticket fees go into the wallets of Turkish musicians, making organizations rather risky for both firms and artists due to high costs and taxes, an industry representative has said. 

One of Manhattan’s most expensive restaurants has been forced to pay its waiting staff 500.000 dollars in court, after the New York General Attorney ruled it had illegally withheld their tips.