Pharmacists to start rolling 24-hour strikes from Monday
Greek pharmacists across the country are expected to start rolling 24-hour strikes starting Monday in protest at government measures enabling non-pharmacists to open pharmacies. The […]
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Woman missing in Athens flood, found dead
A 43-year-old mother of two children was found dead on Saturday morning in the area of Freattyda in Piraeus, after her car was swept away in […]
After Athens, storms hit the island of Hydra
euronews — The island of Hydra is another Greek area that has been declared in a state of emergency after being hit hard by the […]
Bid for better bailout deal wins Hollande’s backing
French President Francois Hollande gave his backing yesterday to a Greek request to start negotiations with bailout lenders by the end of the year in […]
Centrist party seeks office space in House
Kathimerini — The Union of Centrists, which entered Greece’s Parliament in general elections last month, has yet to secure an office for the party in […]
Athens Jewish cemetery vandalized, neo-Nazi group claims responsibility
(JTA) — The main Jewish cemetery in Athens was vandalized with swastikas and anti-Jewish graffiti. “F*** Jews” and a Nazi swastika was sprayed on one […]
Greek smoking ban widely flouted
eKathimerini — Greece’s smoking ban for indoor public spaces, first introduced in September 2010, has all but gone up in smoke. Despite government pledges of […]
Illegal site for film streaming made millions
eKathimerini — A 32-year-old man has been arrested on Kos island for running a website that allowed people to watch films for free, from which […]
Gov’t hopes for support from Hollande on reforms, debt
eKathimerini — French President Francois Hollande is due in Athens on Thursday afternoon for a two-day visit during which he is expected to express support […]
Tsipras: ‘Greece needs a viable, equitable social security system’
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras ranked the three main issues which the government and SYRIZA will be called to tackle in the immediate future – the […]
Greece’s top tax collector refuses to quit in TV advert revenue row
Reuters — Greece’s top tax collection official on Tuesday rejected calls from the prime minister to quit over alleged delays in enforcing a law on […]
Product recall – Chicken nuggets
eKathimerini — The Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) on Tuesday ordered the withdrawal from supermarkets of a chicken product manufactured by Ifantis after tests on a […]
Schaeuble: “Greeks are a great people, but Greece is not a state,”
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble revisited the time of the negotiations with Greece and his hard stance toward the Greek government during an interview with […]
Medasset clean-up recovers 300-plus kilos of ‘ghost nets’ in Tolos
ANA-MPA — More than 300 kilos of ‘ghost nets’ – the deadly lost or forgotten fishing nets left behind by fishermen to litter the seabed […]
CCTV cameras to be fitted to metro trains in Athens
Three years after they first made the request, Greek transport authorities have been given the go-ahead by the country’s privacy watchdog to install CCTV cameras […]