A planned strike action on Metro Line 1 in Athens has been suspended due to the deadly train collision at Tempi, northern Greece, the STASY workers’ union announced on Wednesday morning. Trains resumed their normal operation after 10.30 a.m. “With deep sorrow in our hearts for today’s tragic accident, perhaps …
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Athens Metro workers on work stoppage on March 1
Workers at Metro Lines 2 and 3 as well as at urban train ISAP (Metro Line 1) will launch a work stoppage on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, thus causing troubles to commuters. The issue is particularly complicated to ordinary people as the work stoppage will last shorter than originally scheduled, …
Read More »Tentoglou to auction his “Inappropriate shoes” for the earthquake-hit children in Turkey & Syria
Greece’s long jumper and Olympic gold medalist Miltos Tentoglou will auction his “inappropriate shoes” that had cancelled his 8.40m long jump. The money from the auction will be donated for the children victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. The auction was proposed by his trainer Giorgos Pomaski and …
Read More »Tram workers on work stoppage, Metro Line 1 action suspended
Workers at the Tram and Metro Line 1 in Athens will hold work stoppages on Wednesday, February 15, 20223. Workers at Metro Line 1, the overground electric railway from Piraeus to Kifissia, have announced a warning work stoppage from 10 p.m. until the end of the shift on Wednesday. The …
Read More »Greece deploys 2. EMAK rescuers team to Turkey, sends humanitarian aid
Greece is sending five aircraft with 130 tons humanitarian aid to earthquake-stricken Turkey through the European Civil Protection Mechanism, to deal with the immediate consequences of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Foiur aircraft have already left for Turkey, a fifth one is scheduled to take off on Friday. At the same …
Read More »Athens braces for second snow-wave on Tuesday (schools, measures)
Schools in some suburbs of Athens will remain closed also on Tuesday and workers can go to work not earlier than 10 a.m. as snow weather deterioration is forecast over night with frost phenomena early in the morning. Schools will be closed also on the islands of Evia, Samos, Lesvos …
Read More »Second F-4 pilot confirmed dead; Crash scenarios
The pilot of the F-4 Phantom has died after the fighter jet crashed in the Ionian Sea in western Greece, the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) confirmed early Wednesday afternoon. According to a HAF statement, analysis of evidence from the crash site confirmed that Captain Efstathios Tsitlakidis, 31, died in the …
Read More »Athens Metro Line 1 on 3-hour work stoppage
A three-hour work stoppage will be held at the Athens Metro Line 1 on Thursday, February 2, 2023 the Athens Urban Rail Transport’s (STASY) union has announced. The stoppage will take place 12:00-15:00 due to the union’s extraordinary general assembly meeting. The work stoppage will affect the Piraeus-Kifissia urban train …
Read More »F-4 crash: Co-pilot found dead, SAR for pilot continues
Two pilots are missing after a two-seat F-4 Phantom fighter jet of the Greek Air Force crashed into the sea during a training flight on Monday morning. A big Search and Rescue operation is underway to locate the pilots as well as the fighter jet. A statement from the Hellenic …
Read More »Greece weekly: 168 coronavirus deaths, lower infection rates
Infection rates for Covid-19, along with hospitalizations and intensive care dropped during the week of January 16-22, National Public Health Organization. EODY said on it weekly report issued on Thursday. The rate of influenza infections did not present a great change, EODY added. The weekly report presents information on viral …
Read More »Heavy rainfall floods Athens main streets; Updated Weather Warning
Main roads in Athens were closed to traffic and motorists trapped in the waters and flooded schools were evacuated following a heavy rainfall on Thursday morning. Kolonaki, downtown Athens: I stood 20 minutes in the rain, unable to cross the street as volumes of waters were coming down like an …
Read More »“Kraken” XBB1.5 detected in Greece; 149 Covid-deaths
The new XBB.1.5 Omicron coronavirus sub-variant commonly know as “Kraken” has been detected in 6 samples in Greece, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) said in its weekly statistics report on Thursday, regarding the period January 2-8, 2023. The XBB.1.5 sub-variant has been detected in a total of 6 samples, …
Read More »OECD: Strong economic recovery but growth slow down in 2023/24
The recovery of the Greek economy from the Covid-19 crisis was strong, supported by the continuation of reforms, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in an Economic Survey on Greece which was presented by OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann alongside Greek Primer Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday. The …
Read More »Trikala: First city in Europe to use “delivery droids”
The city of Trikala in central Greece will be the first ever in Europe to pilot the use of fully automated ‘delivery droids’. The first task of the delivery droids started at the “Elves’ Mill”, delivering letters written by children from the Elves’ Post Office to “Father Christmas”. Their next …
Read More »Flu and Coronavirus cases on the rise in Greece, says EODY
Cases of flu and coronavirus in Greece recorded an increase in the week December 25- January 1, National Health Care organizartion EODY said in its weekly report published on Thursday. According to the EODY report, the seasonal viral infections that is fly, coronavirus and RSV increased further in all age …
Read More »Greece weekly: 47,497 coronavirus cases, 150 deaths
Greece’s health authorities announced on Tuesday 47,497 coronavirus cases confirmed in the week of December 12-18, ISO week 50/2022. According to the weekly coronavirus bulletin by the National Public Health Organization (EODY), there have been 150 Coronavirus-deaths in the same time. The number of intubated Coronavirus-patients stands at 104 on …
Read More »Austria investigates Greek suspected of spying for Russia
Authorities in Austria said on Monday they investigate a 39-year-old Greek citizen on espionage. The suspect is said to have worked as a spy for Russian military intelligence service GRU. The suspect, who faces up to five years in prison for “supporting a secret intelligence agency to the detriment of …
Read More »Police officer who shot Roma boy released from custody
The 34-year-old police officer accused of the fatal shooting of 16-year-old roma boy Kostas Fragoulis beginning of the month has been released from custody on condition that he will not leave the country. The decision of the officer’s release was announced on Monday by the Judicial council in Thessaloniki. The …
Read More »Rail track to connect Heraklio with new Kasteli airport on Crete
French multinational rolling stock manufacturer operating in rail transport group Alstom is turning its attention to Heraklion, Crete. It brings back discussions about the construction of a fixed track network, which will connect the city of Heraklion with the new airport in Kasteli. According to news website hellasjournal, Managing Director …
Read More »Protests and clashes with police after death of Roma boy
Carrying banners and shouting “Murderers” thousands of Greeks protest in Athens, Thessaloniki and other cities for the death of 16-year-old Kostas Fragoulis, an unarmed Roma boy shot in the head by a police officer. At the time, angry members of Roma communities across the country have started fires and …
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