Athens_problems

Economic Activity in Athens Degradation of Historical City Centre: Problems and Prospects

RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TOURISM

General Trends in Reported Crimes ATTICA

Share of Attica to Total Crime

GREECE

2008

2010

D% 2010/08

2008

2010

D% 2010/08

2008

2010

Homicide

69

82

18,8%

139

175

25,9%

49,6%

46,9%

Robbery

2.519

4.595

82,4%

3.293

6.097

85,2%

76,5%

75,4%

Motor vehicle theft 13.744

16.204

17,9%

23.558

27.608

17,2%

58,3%

58,7%

Burglary

45.132

53.267

18,0%

67.813

90.939

34,1%

66,6%

58,6%

Drug trafficking

4.650

4.592

-1,2%

11.440

11.471

0,3%

40,6%

40,0%

72

107

48,6%

141

166

17,7%

51,1%

64,5%

11.433

-3,5%

21.001

22.209

5,8%

56,4%

51,5%

Smuggling

Other major crimes 11.847

Source: Ministry of Citizen Protection, Hellenic Police.

Unprecedented Rise of Crime in Athens

(% changes 2010/2008)

90,0% 82,4% 80,0% 70,0% 60,0% 48,6%

50,0% 40,0%

18,8%

17,9%

18,0%

Burglary

20,0%

Motor vehicle theft

30,0%

10,0%

-3,5%

Other major crimes

Smuggling

-1,2%

Drug trafficking

Robbery

-10,0%

Homicide

0,0%

Alarming Increase in HIV Disease among Drug Addicts Reference Period January - October Sensitive Groups

Homosexual Men Intravenous drug users

Heterosexuals

Non defined

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

256

197

285

235

270

266

(51,41%)

(46,03%)

(50,98%)

(50,11%)

(51,33%)

(33,13%)

16

9

9

10

14

190

% Growth 2011/10

(3,21%)

(2,10%)

(1,61%)

(2,13%)

(2,66%)

(23,66%)

+1050%

132

97

122

75

90

108

(26,51%)

(22,66%)

(21,82%)

(15,99%)

(17,11%)

(13,45%)

88

123

138

147

150

236

(17,67%)

(28,74%)

(24,69%)

(31,34%)

(28,52%)

(29,39%)

Share of Athens to Total Criminality in Greece 2010 Population Athens 35,3% Rest of Greece 64,7%

Homicide Rest of Greece 35,5%

Athens 64,5%

Smuggling

Robbery Rest of Greece 24,6% Athens 75,4%

Rest of Greece 35,5%

Burglary Rest of Greece 35,5%

Athens 64,5%

Athens 64,5%

Sharp Decline of Economic Activity in the Centre of Athens 250

87,9

97,6

105,5

139,5

168,6 149,9

156,1

mill. Euros

112,4

209,5 50

-10,0%

-7,5%

100

-7,1%

-28,0%

150

-11,1%

-25,5%

200

0 Athens City Centre 1st Semester 2009

Rest of Attica 1st Semester 2010

Other Big Cities 1st Semester 2011

Employment in Hotels Year 2008 2009 2010 2011

ATTICA May 18.905 18.369 15.896 12.569

Source: ITEP, Field research among Greek hotels.

GREECE August 19.109 18.334 15.911 12.825

May 114.363 114.285 111.626 111.880

August 136.048 132.619 126.439 137.298

Dramatic Changes in Hotel Industry in the Centre of Athens

ďƒ˜ 2004 (Athens Olympic Summer Games 2004) 14 new hotels opened

1.250 rooms

ďƒ˜ 2011 17 hotels shut down

1.500 rooms lost

SHADOW ECONOMY-BLACK MARKET Estimated annual turn over in Athens area (source SELPE)

•4,5 bil Euro

Tax •VAT + Taxes evasion •>1 bil Eur

SCHENGEN VISAS ITALY

AUSTRIA

NETHERLANDS

GREECE 0

20000

40000

60000

80000

100000

Contact Information

Mr. George Alex. Tsakiris Active Member of Citizens’ Movement for the Centre of Athens President of Hellenic Chamber of Hotels Tel. 00 30 213 2169982 Fax. 00 30 210 3221422 Mob. 00 30 6973494219 Email: tsakirisgeorgios@gmail.com president@grhotels.gr