Taxi drivers on strike across Greece
Taxi drivers are on strike across Greece over government timelines for their obligatory transition to using electric vehicles and against competition from other chauffeuring services.
Government scraps plans to end free access to Koufonissi beaches
Authorities have scrapped plans to lease the two main sand beaches on the tiny island of Ano Koufonissi to businesses that planned to set up sun loungers and umbrellas there, ending their free and unrestricted use by the public.
Strong winds disrupt air, sea transport
Gale-force winds blowing across Greece have disrupted air and sea transport.
Guilfoyle: Greece emerging as key energy gateway to Europe
“Greece has emerged as a key regional energy hub and is positioning itself as a premier energy gateway to Europe,” said US Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle in remarks during the event “Nisyros Dialogues – Bridging the East Med” on Tuesday evening. Referring to Chinese investment in Piraeus, she said a new port should be built to…
Scissors trump handgun in failed supermarket heist
A man who tried to rob an Athens supermarket at gunpoint has been foiled, first by a cashier who routed him brandishing a pair of scissors and then by an off-duty policeman who gave chase and detained him, police said Wednesday.
Violanta factory workers were silenced about gas odors
Nearly two weeks after the deadly explosion at the Violanta biscuit factory in Trikala, a 10-year employee told fire investigators he had smelled “at least for two months” an odor “like LPG” (liquefied petroleum gas) in Building 2, strongest in restrooms and the dishwashing area.
Trump says Greek-US ties ‘stronger than ever,’ signals intention to visit Greece
US President Donald Trump said Greek-American ties are “stronger than ever” and described Greece as a “valuable partner and ally” during a White House ceremony for the presentation of credentials by Greece’s new ambassador to Washington, Antonis Alexandridis, according to reports.
New increase in minimum wage ahead
The next increase in the minimum wage will be announced before Easter, in early April, Deputy Prime Minister Kostis Hatzidakis said on Tuesday on SKAI TV.
Dinner is being recorded, whether you know it or not
Last summer, Tom Wong was working at the Chubby Crab, his family’s seafood boil restaurant in Manhattan’s Chinatown, when a regular approached the counter. She ordered a combo – steamed clams instead of sausage, please – and ate it at a table near the door, muttering to herself in between bites.
Youth unemployment improving
Greece used to be at the bottom in Europe in unemployment of young people with 39.5% in 2019, but that rate has dropped to 13%, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a video posted online on Tuesday.