Government calls for talks amid widening rifts in farmers’ protests
Greece’s government urged farmers to enter talks as protests intensified nationwide, following a move by 18 protest groups and cooperatives to call for dialogue.
Three delivery trucks set ablaze in Kaisariani arson attack
Three delivery trucks were targeted in an apparent arson attack early Sunday in the Kaisariani area of Athens.
Coast guard rescues 108 migrants south of Crete
Authorities rescued 108 migrants from a wooden boat on Sunday about 41 nautical miles south of Gavdos, the southernmost Greek island.
BLOOP | Athens | January 16
“BLOOP,” a live contemporary improvisation by Nikos Papaioannou and Thanos Kazantzis, will be presented at Baumstrasse (8 Servion) in Athens on January 16.
Strong winds sweep northern Greece as colder weather sets in
Greece is facing strong to gale-force northwesterly winds on Sunday, particularly in northern regions and parts of the Aegean, according to a weather warning issued by the National Meteorological Service.
Infrastructure lags expansion
The Bank of Greece has sounded the alarm about the lack of infrastructure needed to support the growth that has been taking place in the real estate market in Attica in recent years.
Man arrested in Patra for selling alcohol to minors
A man was arrested late Saturday in the western city of Patra after allegedly selling alcohol to three minors.
Farmers resume road blockades after Christmas pause
Farmers resumed nationwide road blockades after a brief pause, escalating protests ahead of a nationwide conference expected in the coming days, even as internal divisions emerged over whether to open talks with the government.
A sleeping giant awakens: The comeback of Australia’s Greek soccer club
“I am the last of the old members of the club,” John Procopiadis introduces himself, speaking from Australia. He is now in his 90th year. A Procopiadis from Prokopi (modern-day Urgup) in Cappadocia, central Turkey, his parents arrived in Australia in 1922 during the Asia Minor Catastrophe.
My job is making me sick
I work in a satellite office for a US-based company, and my manager and I have been locked in a three-year battle of the wills I never signed up for (but she’s going to win because she writes my evals). She’s a first-time manager with little experience in our region yet she insists on doing…