Mothers with children in their arms tried to break through the riot police chain in Diavata as hundreds of asylum-seekers want to reach the borders to North Macedonia and from there go to Europe, most likely to Germany. In an unprecedented incident a man is holding a little girl in …

The charity arm of Barcelona FC has been offering refugee children living in the hotspots of the island of Lesvos free soccer training. Organizers say the soccer training sessions for children hosted at two refugee camps on the Greek island promote dialogue, respect and tolerance among the young participants, helping …

A silent march from Thessaloniki’s Freedom Plaza to the city’s old railway station was held in the city on Sunday to mark the 76th year since the departure of the first ‘death trains’ carrying Thessaloniki Jews to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Hundreds walked in silence, carrying white balloons bearing the …

Workers at Athens Urban Train ISAP will launch a 3-hour work stoppage on Thursday, February 21, 2019. With the strike, they want to draw attention to permanent problems like delays in the ticket issue, shortages in spare parts that leads to decrease of schedules. Furthermore, the want the signing of …

The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Joseph Dunford has begun a two-day visit to Greece, starting off a week of high-level contacts between the two countries amid increased strain between the United States and Turkey. Gen. Joseph Dunford arrived Monday and is scheduled to meet his …

A pilot of the Greek Air Force died in a crash of a  T-2 Buckeye training aircraft that crashed on Tuesday morning. The co-pilot survived the crash as he managed to eject his seat. In contrast to initial media reports short after the accident, the pilot had no time to …

High speed train “Silver Arrow” will connect Athens – Thessaloniki in just 3.5 hours. The train arrived on Friday in Thessaloniki. However, it will still need some time to be in full operation between the Greek capital and the metropolis in the North of the country as the infrastructure has …

Two women were injured when a local passenger train crashed into the wall of a station building in the city of  Larissa at 5:40 in the morning on Friday. The train was traveling the route Lianokladi-Stylida when it smashed into the wall of a storage room in a building of …

Workers at Greece’ Train company Hellenic Railways (OSE) have announced to launch  rolling work stoppages as of July 11th and these work stoppages will culminate in a 24-hour strike on July 20th 2018. The train workers mobilization will affect all schedules of TrainOSE, the Proastiakos as well as the Metro …

NATO’s breakdown is not inevitable — we can maintain it, and all the benefits we derive,” Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg warned. “It is not certain that NATO will survive amid the deep divisions between the U.S. and Europe, Stoltenberg wrote in a guest op-ed for …

A lightning stroke 14-year-old boy who was training in the stadium of Football Academy in Larissa, Central Greece, on Wednesday afternoon. The teenager was severely injured and passed out. He was reportedly transferred to a local hospital, where doctors are struggling to keep him alive. A summer storm hit the …

The Israeli Air Force launched a large-scale aerial exercise last Sunday in Greece, practising long-range operations and missions over unfamiliar terrain. The exercise simulated warfare in the Gaza Strip as well as on Israel’s northern border, the army said on Monday. A total of forty planes of Israel’s Armed Forces participated …

It was short after 6 o’ clock in Friday afternoon, when people heard a loud noise. Then they saw a huge gaping hole to have swallowed three cars.  Residents in the south Athens suburb of Tavros could not believe their eyes to see the huge hole to have opened in …

Trains and Proastiakos workers have announced a 4-hour work stoppage for Thursday, May 10th 2018. The work stoppage affects also Metro schedules to/from Athens Airport, as the Metro will operate up to/from <Doukissis Plakentias> station. The work stoppage is scheduled to start at 11:00 am and last until o3:00 p.m. …

Workers at Athens public transport means as well as at trains TRAINOSE and Proastiakos will hold 24-hour strikes and work stoppages on May 1st 2018. Below the schedule: Trains & Proastiakos: 24-hour strike. The strike starts at 00:01 May 1st and end 23:59 on the same day Blue Buses: will …

The union of workers at Greece’s Train and Proastiakos suspended a 4-hour work stoppage scheduled for Thursday, April 26th 2018.

Workers at Greek trains and Proastiakos have announced a work stoppage scheduled on Thursday, April 26th 2018.  The work stoppage will take place between 11:00 a.m.and 03:00p.m. The strike will affect operation of Athens Metro from and to Athens Airport, as the Metro Line operates under Proastiakos management from station …

A car fell off the bridge on the rail tracks of urban train ISAP at the KAT station in Northern Athens early Friday morning. At the time of the accident a train was about to pass through. The 60-year-old woman managed to get out of the car before the coming …

There will changes and cancellations on all railway services in Athens, Thessaloniki and Patras, as well as the trains to Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos, on Monday and Tuesday due to work stoppages held by railway employees. According to the Panhellenic Railway Employees Federation, three-hour work stoppages will be held …

The direct transport from the port of Piraeus to Athens airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” is a fact. The first Proastiakos train left the Piraeus terminal on Thursday morning, February 1st 2018. The transport lasts 63 minutes. The ticket price is at 10 euros for one way journey. The direct line is …