Greece

"My daughter recently gave birth to my first grandchild. I haven't even met my grandchild. I have seen him through Skype. But, it is really hard for me not to be able to touch him, to kiss him," Maria...

They became symbols of social struggle, they became known all over the world, they served as SYRIZA's handy propaganda tools, they became icons in social media, now they became secretaries. It would be a good scenario for an episode of the...

The decision to rehire the finance ministry cleaners was celebrated today with several cabinet members and other state officials who joined the cleaners offering sweets and praising their struggle. There was a party on Monday morning on Karagiorgi Servias street...

Some 400 public sector cleaning employees were suspended in September 2013, as part of the availability measures implemented by the government, and were dismissed nine months later. The Greek Supreme Court has postponed the hearing of the cleaning staff’s...

The Finance Ministry cleaners who became known for their long-lasting sitting protest outside the Ministry’s building in downtown Athens have officially been fired, it became known earlier today. The 600 cleaners have been protesting their placement in a labor reserve, a measure...

The suspended cleaners of the Greek Finance Ministry have announced that they will appeal to the European Court claiming their reappointment. On Thursday the Supreme Court of Greece accepted the appeal of the Finance Ministry, which requested a delay in the implementation of...

The Supreme Court of Greece accepted the appeal of the Greek Finance Ministry, which requested a delay in the implementation of a court decision to rehire its cleaners, temporarily suspended. The ministry had appealed to the Court in an effort to temporarily freeze...

The Greek Finance Ministry cleaners have finally left PASOK offices, after blocking the entrance of the building in central Athens, since this morning. During the day, the cleaners’ representatives met with the secretary of the Central Committee of PASOK, Nikos...

Greece's Supreme Court Friday ruled in favour the cleaners suspended from the Ministry of Finance, which had appealed a previous ruling to reinstate the janitorial staff, who are continuing their sit-in outside the building while their former employer refuses to give them their jobs back for...

The on-duty Greek Supreme Court judge dismissed late on Friday the case brought by the Greek Finance Ministry concerning the immediate implementation of a First Instance Court’s decision on the reinstatement of the fired cleaners working in various buildings...

Cleaners suspended by the Greek Finance Ministry are occupying the building for the second day in a row, demanding the immediate implementation of a First Instance Court ruling for their reinstatement. The janitorial workers remained at the entrance of the ministry all night and say...

A symbolic occupation of the Greek Finance Ministry has been underway since this morning, by suspended cleaners. They are situated at the entrance of the building and have locked the door with chains. According to Greek news, authorities have...

Kostas Georgakis, a Greek geology student who was attending university in Italy, set himself on fire in Genoa on September 19, 1970 as a protest against the Greek military dictatorship of the time. The 22-year-old's last words were "Long...

Greek sea cucumbers may soon be on the menus of restaurants around the world. Although they are delicacies in some cultures, many people have no idea that the sea creatures are even edible. Fishermen on the Dodecanese islands in Greece...

Greek authorities on Thursday detailed the restrictions of public travel to be put in place starting at 6.00 AM on Saturday and published a list of the businesses that which will be allowed to continue working during the three-week...