Haven't they claimed to having established some sort of connection to a regular broker or exchange over there. Is there anything true about these rumours? Greece, etc... I don't know... The volume happening in Greece seems to be pretty low, still, and I don't see why they would prefer an exchange "nearby" over an exchange in their own country (which apparently is trading on very low volume at the moment, still)
As far as I understand using an exchange like BTC-E may help EU citizens avoid various taxes.
Really? But I believe we're merely talking about potential tax evasion, right? I can't see any way to legally save taxes by buying/selling/trading on BTC-e... Also I still think that exchange has quite a dubious reputation. The other day someone was claiming he/she was waiting for funds to be credited for 10 days and the only thing BTC-e's support was apparently saying was "Not today, but maybe tomorrow" or something along those lines.
Depositing money into their exchange can be risky, it always has been.
Their customer support is said to be terrible as well.