Greek jobless rate dropped to 10.9% in August
The Greek unemployment rate fell to 10.9% in August 2023 from 12.3% in August last year, but remained largely unchanged from July, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Monday.
The Greek unemployment rate fell to 10.9% in August 2023 from 12.3% in August last year, but remained largely unchanged from July, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Monday.
The purchase agreement for 250 new electricity-powered buses to start circulating in Athens and Thessaloniki by the end of April was signed on Tuesday by Infrastructure & Transport Minister Christos Staikouras and Yutong Bus Co Lt CEO-Europe, Jack Li.
A video posted on TikTok by former public order minister Giorgos Voulgarakis has caused a furor on social media, where he is accused of encouraging motorcyclists to drive without a helmet.
Newcomer Asimina Proedrou’s “Behind the Haystacks,” a 2022 drama inspired by the refugee crisis, will be the Greek nomination in the foreign language film category of the 2024 Oscars, the Culture Ministry has announced.
President Tayyip Erdogan has said he expected concrete steps from allies in support of Turkey’s counter-terrorism fight after a weekend bomb attack in Ankara, for which a Kurdish militant group claimed responsibility. Erdogan was speaking after Turkish police staged raids across the country on Tuesday.
The expectations cultivated during the energy crisis among households and businesses that they could reduce their energy costs and fortify themselves against future high fluctuations have come crashing down for power grid operator DEDDIE.
Two men were arrested in northern Greece on Monday afternoon for attempting to illegally transport four migrants into the country.
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Tuesday received the newly elected leader of the main opposition SYRIZA party, Stefanos Kasselakis, at her official residence in central Athens.
Greece’s northern ports could be used as an alternative route for transporting Ukrainian grain if a deal with Russia collapses, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis told his EU counterparts at an informal meeting in Kyiv on Monday.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday visited the first buildings to be completed on the plot of the former Athens airport at Elliniko, on the capital’s southern coast.