Taxi drivers in the greater Athens area will stage an 18-hour strike from midnight Sunday to Monday in protest at government regulations they say weaken their union, SATA, and pave the way for “unchecked entry of big private interests” into the transport sector.
Police announced on Thursday the arrest of a Serbian fugitive who was wanted by Interpol on serious criminal charges including drug trafficking and attempted murder.
The US produces liquefied natural gas and the Greek fleet, the world’s most powerful, is able to ship it the world over, said Maritime Affairs and Island Policy Minister Vassilis Kikilias, visiting Washington on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is scheduled to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York on Tuesday, September 23, on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly, government officials confirmed. Mitsotakis departs Monday and will deliver his address to the assembly on Friday, September 26.
The United States Senate has confirmed the appointment of Kimberly Guilfoyle as US ambassador to Greece.
Economy and Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis will travel to Copenhagen to attend the informal council meetings of the Eurogroup on Friday and ECOFIN on Saturday.
In August, the supply of short-term rental accommodation in Greece increased by 4.9% year-on-year, while demand grew by 5.2%, according to AirDNA data.
Before a crowd of thousands Tuesday night, former President Barack Obama recalled one of the darkest moments of his presidency, when Dylann S. Roof, a white supremacist, killed nine Black people at a church in South Carolina.
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides is in Toronto this week to showcase Cyprus as a prime destination for international investment.
Deputy Prime Minister Kostis Hatzidakis met on Thursday with Chinese official Li Xi, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China who is visiting Greece as the head of a party delegation.