Teachers say cellphone ban enforced with few hitches
Two weeks into the new school year, the ban on the use of cellphones has been enforced smoothly, to a degree exceeding their expectations, teachers say.
Greek rail workers to strike demanding safety reforms
Greek rail workers have called a strike for Thursday to protest the government’s failure to enhance safety following the Tempe railway disaster in February 2023.
Bank robbed at gunpoint in Nea Filadelfia
A bank was robbed at gunpoint on Monday shortly before 10 a.m. in Nea Filadelfia, western Athens.
Wildfire near Kapandriti brought under control
A wildfire that broke out near the town of Kapandriti, just a few miles north of the capital, was brought under control on Monday morning.
SYRIZA can’t wait for Tsipras to make his move
Having ousted its leader, Stefanos Kasselakis, the main opposition SYRIZA is moving towards a party congress and leadership contest divided, its top officials almost daily clashing with each other.
SYRIZA: Gerovasili says will not run for party leader
SYRIZA MP and former minister Olga Gerovasili said on Monday that she will not run for party president in the upcoming election on November 24.
Masters of the chainsaw battle
A logger sculpts a representation of the Archangel Michael (Taxiarchis in Greek) from a tree trunk.
Truck overturns on Egnatia Highway near Kozani, traffic diverted
A section of the Egnatia Highway heading towards Thessaloniki in northern Greece has been closed after a truck carrying iron materials overturned near Kozani. No injuries were reported.
Public International Tender for the award of a Public-Private Partnership Agreement for the project : Governmental Park “Andreas Lentakis” – Phase A : Decision to amend the deadline for submission of the tender offers.
Regarding the Phase A of the Tender Process : Expression of Interest, to award the PPP Contract to the Private Entity for the project “GOVERNMENTAL PARK “ANDREAS LENTAKIS” THROUGH A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP) PURSUANT TO LAW 3389/2005”, through the Hellenic Republic Single Public Procurement Authority ‘H.S.P.P.A’. ,with the Ministry of National Economy and Finance as the…
Greek railways still have not addressed failings
Almost 19 months since the deadly train crash near the Vale of Tempe, in central Greece, that claimed 57 lives, Greece’s railways are still seriously underperforming.