Society

Clashes occurred in Athens today when police tried to evict a gathering of shop workers protesting Sunday opening hours. One protesters was injured in the incident, which occured on Ermou, a pedestrian street where protesters with banners gathered outside stores. Some 300 retail employees participated in the...

“Bring out your old chairs, folks... here comes the chairbler!” Such is the cry of Hussein Ismet, the last chair-maker of Komotini in northern Greece, as he trawls the town street by street seeking nothing more than to ply his trade...

A survey has revealed that most Athenians prefer the metro or tram to the bus or trolleybus. The survey was conducted by Greece's  Center for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (KAPE) in partnership with the Athens Urban Transport Organization (OASA)...

The renowned Greek kiosks (periptera) will soon become extinct due to the implementation of the new multi-bill by the Greek government. According to a provision of the new multi-bill when a kiosk closes or its owner dies, the operating license...

Evaluation time for the Greek public sector employee has finally arrived. By April 28, ministry services, municipalities and legal entities must have completed their reports. According to the Ministry for Administrative Reform,the implementation of the new evaluation system for...

Unemployment in Greece fell to 26.7% in January 2014, according to official data released on April 10 by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), down from December 2013 but up from last January. The total number of jobless in January was...

Striking Greek seamen will suspend any further industrial action to avoid disrupting ferry and freight services during the Easter holiday, their union said Wednesday. The Panhellenic Seamen's Federation (PNO) announced that all passenger ship routes will be serviced as of...

German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung said Wednesday that Greece has returned to the bond market under false pretences that shouldn’t be celebrated. “Greece is seeing its return to the markets as the country’s return to normalcy. But the situation is a little...

Unions representing private sector workers and state employees in Greece launched a 24-hour nationwide general strike on Wednesday against the austerity measures put through by the government. Called by Greece's umbrella unions ADEDY and GSEE, the industrial action disrupted trains and ferries,...

Every year, many couples from China choose Greece, and especially the island of Crete to get married. This year, in late April, 128 people from China will attend a group wedding in Chania, Crete and then will depart for Agios...

Ahead of the visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Greece on Friday, the BBC website features an article on developments since the German head of government’s last visit in 2010. The article mentions that Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras may be...

Greek photographer, Nikos Christofakis won the pan-European photo competition on the financial crisis. The winning photo shows a beggar outside a Greek bank. He describes himself as a "street photographer" who doesn't restrain himself at work. "In my job time dictates...

Vangelis Marinakis, the Greek ship-owner and Olympiakos F.C chairman will not offer his candidacy for Piraeus mayor at the upcoming local election. However, the ballot will have Olympiakos colors all over it, as Marinakis' right-hand Yiannis Moralis will running for the position...

The village of Livadia in the prefecture of Heraklion in Crete, is the village holding the highest birth rate in Greece. The ongoing financial crisis, the austerity measures and the decreased births in big cities haven’t discouraged the residents of...

A prison guard in Greece at Trikala prison on Monday morning was attacked with a makeshift knife by an inmate of Romanian origin. Other prison officers managed to save their colleague and disarm the prisoner, who is serving a sentence...