June 30, 2021
Archeology, Culture
Greece’s highest administrative court, the Council of State (CoS), has given the green light for the temporary removal and repositioning of the antiquities unearthed during excavation work for the Thessaloniki metro in northern Greece. With the majority of a single vote (13-12) the judges of the CoS approved the removal …
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March 24, 2021
Greece, Politics
Four thousand policemen on the streets, traffic restrictions and closed metro stations as well as banning of any schedule protests are the measures Greek Police has taken for the undisturbed course of special events where Greek state leaders and foreign dignitaries will celebrate the Greek Independence Day on March 25 …
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January 19, 2021
Social
Two teenager boys, aged 15 and 17, accused of the brutal assault of a metro station were released form custody on Tuesday following deposition that lasted several hours. The two boys were released under strict bail terms including a supervision by a social workers. Each one has to pay 2,000 …
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January 13, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
An employee of the Athens metro was hospitalized on Wednesday after he was beaten by two young men who had earlier refused to wear the mandatory masks inside the metro. According to a statement by the metro managing company STASY, the employee, a station manager, asked the two men on …
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December 14, 2020
Archeology, Culture
The International Council on Monuments and Sites, a technical advisor to UNESCO is calling for the Protection of the Antiquities in situ at the Venizelos Metro station in Thessaloniki, northern Greece. The resolution comes following the decision of local authorities and the Greek Central Archeological Council to remove the antiquities …
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December 6, 2020
Greece, Politics
Greek police went out of control on Sunday and paralyzed the whole public transport network in downtown Athens and far beyond. The number of six metro and urban train ISAP stations closed to the public rose to 24 (!) Sunday noon, the tram operation has been halted some 5 km …
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December 5, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Greece, Politics
The Ministry for Citizen Protection has banned public gatherings with four and more persons across Greece with an order valid form 5:00 a.m. on December 6 until midnight Sunday. The decision is justified for reasons of public health and as a precaution measure to prohibit the spread of the coronavirus. …
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November 25, 2020
FEATURED, Strikes
Workers at Metro, Tram and Urban train ISAP have modified their mobilization actions on strike day Thursday, November 26, 2020. Late on Wednesday, thu unions of workers at STASY (metro, tram, train ISAP) announced the following: Metro: Lines 1, 2, 3 on 24-hour strike Tram: Work stoppage from 6 pm …
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November 16, 2020
Very Mix
Five metro station in central Athens will close as of noon on Tuesday, November 17, by order of the Greek Police (ELAS), as part of the security measures imposed on the anniversary of the 1973 Polytechnic Students Uprising and despite the ban on public gatherings due to the pandemic. The …
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July 14, 2020
Archeology, Culture
The works to extend the Athens metro Line 3 towards Piraeus have included large-scale salvage excavations by archaeologists to depths unusual for such projects, with associated finds that include rare wooden remains from homes and even tree branches of antiquity. The excavations have brought to light more details in the …
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February 15, 2020
Strikes
Workers are all public transport means in Athens will join the 24-hour general strike on Tuesday, February 18, 2020, leaving hundreds of thousands of commuters with no option other than use their own car, if they have any, taxi, if they find any, walk to workplace or stay at home. …
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January 13, 2020
Social
Anti-abortion posters appeared at several metro stations in Athens on Monday morning and triggered a public outcry.By early afternoon, the posters were removed following an order of the Transportation Minister. Many metro commuters were shocked on Monday morning to see huge ads about an issue that has been settled in …
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November 21, 2019
Strikes
The Union of Athens metro workers decided to suspend the work stoppages it had announced last week. The work stoppages were scheduled for Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29, 2019. The work stoppages are scheduled to take place as follows: Nov 28: from begin of morning shift until 9:00 …
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November 16, 2019
Very Mix
By order of the Greek Police, three metro stations in downtown Athens will be closed to public on Sunday, November 17, 2019. The measures will be implemented during the march to commemorate the Polytechnic School Students’ Uprising in 1973. Metro station <Megato Mousikis> will close at 03:00 p.m, while the …
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October 12, 2019
Strikes
Workers at Athens Metro, Urban train and Tram have cancelled their work stoppages scheduled for Thursday, October 17, 2019. In a joint statement issued on Wednesday, workers said they cancel their protest mobilization after receiving assurances by the Transport Minister with regards to their collective bargain. Last week, KTG reported: …
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October 2, 2019
Strikes
Workers at Athens Metro Lines 1, 2 and 3, and at the Tram have announced to launch work stoppages on Thursday, October 3, 2019. Train and Proastiakos workers have declared a 24-hour strike on the same day. Affected by the work stoppage are Metro Lines 2 and 3, Urban train …
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September 30, 2019
Uncategorized
Unions of private sector in Greece will launch a 24-hour general strike on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. The country’s public sector will join the protest with work stoppages. Protesting the development law, the unions are going to paralyze the country as banks, public services, schools will be closed. Public transport …
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September 10, 2019
Archeology, Culture
The announcement by Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, to remove the antiquities from the ancient archaeological site from the metro station <Venizelos>in Thessaloniki so that the metro works proceed in fast speed has triggered a storm of reactions in the second biggest city of Greece. Citizens have launched a petition to …
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June 12, 2019
Strikes
Commuters in Greek capital Athens will not be able to use the Tram, the Metro and the Urban Train ISAP for four hours on Friday, June 14th 2019. From 10 o’ clock in the morning until 2 o’ clock in the afternoon, the Tram operation will be halted. Metro Lines …
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May 30, 2019
Strikes
Commuters in Greek capital Athens will face major problems tomorrow Friday after workers’ union at Metro, Tram and urban train ISAP declared a double work stoppage for May 31, 2019. the first work stoppage will take place with the start of the morning shift and last until 8 o’ clock …
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