GREEK LAW DIGEST

Aris Xenofos Chairman of the Board of Directors Lack of coherent rules and legal uncertainty is one of the main reasons that curtail a nation’s ability to maximise its potentials and develop to the fullest. During the last years, Greece implemented successfully a challenging and demanding structural reform programme which modernised the country’s legal system by introducing bold and targeted legislative reforms and revisiting the traditional, but in many respects outdated legal rules, with a view to consolidate a strong and reliable legal framework not only for potential investors, but also for each and every citizen. Following the recent groundbreaking legal reforms, the need of a practical, concise yet full and complete codification and outlay of the basic rules and principles of the Greek legal system is more apparent than ever. In this respect, the new and updated edition of the Greek Law Digest published by Nomiki Bibliothiki is welcomed fervently. Over time, the Greek Law Digest has proven to be a reliable and updated source of information on the operational framework of the Greek legal system, covering a wide range of issues concerning individuals and foreign entrepreneurs. The Greek legal order suffers admittedly by the coexistence of different and conflicting provisions dispersed in various laws which hinder legal certainty both as a goal as well as a means to promote and stimulate economic growth of the country. The publishing initiative of Nomiki Bibliothiki at hand aims at bridging this gap of codification and systemization in a legal culture characterised by polynomy and contradicting jurisprudence, by providing simple and straightforward answers on the current legal status and applicable provisions in various sectors of law. Through codification and simplification, yet not simplicity, law can shape the citizens’ perspective towards society and the institutions of the State, fight effectively and eradicate bureaucracy, stimulate and increase the accountability of our society, safeguard the protection of our individual and collective goods while establishing trust towards the administration and the State in general, in our never-ending pursue to deepen democracy and democratic institutions. The crisis is not merely financial and economic. What is more, it is a crisis of institutions, of state functions, of our existing values. Nevertheless, the crisis behind us does not necessarily mean that our society is left worn and torn. On the contrary the crisis has been proven to be and shall