Parents need to set the example
This time there’s an additional incentive to the Education Ministry’s regulation for banning the use of cellphones in classrooms and that’s the threat of specific penalties for the violation.
Companies seeking skilled young people
A survey undertaken jointly by the National Documentation Center, the Hellenic Statistical Authority and the Greek Exporters Association (SEVE) in July provides a telling picture of the Greek labor market.
Vestiges of a golden age are going under the hammer
They used to be among the protagonists of Greek entrepreneurship, with a powerful presence in industry, construction and retail commerce, and a significant international presence.
In search of unpaid 2019 taxes
The tax authorities are after those who did not submitted tax return in previous years.
As demand for gold sovereigns surges, some fall victim to fraud
With the price of gold recently surging above $2,500 per ounce, many owners of gold sovereigns are selling them.
Volos fish died of natural causes, not toxins
The hundreds of thousands of dead fish that flooded the Pagasetic Gulf off the eastern coast of mainland Greece in recent days died of natural causes and not of poisoning by an industrial effluent or some other toxin, an Environment Ministry official said on Saturday.
Two arrested in Thessaloniki for knife attack and drug possession
Two foreign nationals, aged 36 and 34, were arrested in Thessaloniki on Saturday for a knife attack, along with a third accomplice, against a 41-year-old man, on August 28.
A nice surprise on Skiathos
I am full of good memories from my recent holiday experience on the Aegean island of Skiathos, but there is one thing that really stood out: the public transportation. With the situation in public transportation being what it is in most parts of Greece, any exception is worth mentioning.
Opportunity in the shadow of quarrels
It is hard to imagine SYRIZA emerging from the upcoming meeting of its central committee with its wounds healed and not further divided.
Jobless rate stays below 10%
Provisional data from the independent Hellenic Statistics Authority (ELSTAT) showed that the unemployment rate in July was 9.9%, higher than June’s 9.5%. The latter figure is the final, downwardly revised one, with the provisional having been 9.6%.