It never fails to amaze me how European laws are implemented (or in most cases NOT implemented) in Greece. Take the anti smoking legislation for instance, three attempts have been launched in as many years to stop smoking in public places, all have failed. I do not blame the locals that frequent bars and tavernas, I blame the owners and local authorities for not implementing the law. The excuse given by local "enforcement" authorities "we can't monitor this, there are not enough of us".
Now do you think the same excuse will apply if Greeks ignore the newly introduced Energy Performance Certificate? Like lemmings the authorities have introduced new legislation effective from 9th January 2011 (the same that failed in the UK) that will enforce home owners selling their properties to have a survey carried out on their property (if over 50sqm) at an estimated cost of 1.85 Euros per sqm and a minimum cost of 246 Euros. The certificate will last for a period of 6 months.
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