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.
Shocking delays at Cyprus Land Department
Serious systemic problems are undermining how state land is managed in Cyprus and how property rights are protected.
Greece part of the Gaza Stabilization Force
In its first international mission with a ground force since being part of ISAF in Afghanistan, Greece will participate in the International Stabilization Force in Gaza.
Historical quest
The question of how we approach and deal with our country’s modern history has been brought back to the fore by the Greek state’s quest for photographs from the World War II executions at the Kaisariani Shooting Range in 1944.
Vigilance urged for Greek ships entering Strait of Hormuz
The merchant marine ministry has warned Greek ships entering or leaving the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz to be vigilant amid increased military activity in the region.
New terminal station in Piraeus for T7 tramline from Wednesday
A new terminal station will begin operating on T7 tram line in Athens on Wednesday, with the long-delayed opening of the Akti Poseidonos tram stop more than five years after its construction was completed.
Schoolchildren in Larissa encouraged to view touring religious relic
The left-wing SYRIZA opposition party has strongly criticized state school officials for encouraging pupils in central Greece to view and worship a touring Christian relic — the purported lower arm bone of St Basil.
Residents warned to avoid Acheloos river due to planned water release from dam
Civil protection authorities have warned residents in areas near the Acheloos river in central Greece to stay away from the banks due to a planned release of overflow from a dam in the region.