Society
Greece
Free Scooter Rides Offered in Greece During EU Elections To Boost Participation
US-based company Lime, which operates motorized scooters, announced on Monday that it will provide up to 15 hours' worth of urban rides free of charge on May 26, the day of the European Elections.
The decision of the American company...
Greece
Nine-Year Old Girl in Serious Condition After Bus Hits Her in Serres, Greece
A nine-year-old girl was seriously injured after an intercity ''KTEL'' bus hit her in the village of Paralimnio in Central Macedonia's Serres regional unit on Monday afternoon.
The unfortunate incident took place around 1 o'clock in the afternoon local time...
Economy
PM Tsipras Meets With School Cleaning Staff; Announces Ten Percent Salary Raise
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met on Thursday with the cleaning staff of the country's public schools at the Maximos Mansion, where he announced a series of positive measures for their profession.
Tsipras received a large number of cleaning ladies...
Greece
Molotov Cocktails Thrown At Police Station, Journalist's Car in Athens
A group of approximately ten people wearing hooded sweatshirts attacked the Kaisariani police station throwing Molotov cocktails at around four o'clock in the morning local time (02:00 GMT+1), only two hours after the car belonging to the famous Greek...
Business
Reports Say Greek Banks to Axe Up to 4,000 Jobs in 2019
Greek banks are expected to cut up to 4,000 positions during the year 2019, various outlets in the Greek media reported on Monday.
Most of the reductions, as has happened in the past, are not expected to come through outright...
Greece
Greece Celebrates 40 Years Since it Joined the European Family
The office of the European Commission in Athens organized a massive event in Athens' ''Zappeion Megaron'' on Saturday to celebrate Europe Day and the 40 years since Greece joined the European Economic Community (EEC), the predecessor of the European...
Crime
Rocks Thrown at Police Squad, One Police Officer Injured in Athens' Exarchia Neighborhood
One police officer was injured on Sunday afternoon after a group of people threw rocks at members of Police's DIAS unit near Athens' Exarchia neighborhood.
The incident took place around 4:45 pm local time after two police officers tried to...
Crime
Petrol Bombs Thrown at SYRIZA Party Offices in Central Athens
A group of reportedly young people wearing hoodies threw petrol bombs at the ruling SYRIZA party offices in Central Athens on Saturday night.
Right after midnight local time, the group threw a series of petrol bombs at the stationed unit...
Business
Shops Vandalized in Central Athens Now Seek Compensation From the State
Constantinos Michalos, the President of the Athens Chamber of Commerce & Industry (EBEA) called on the Greek authorities on Saturday to compensate the businesses that were vandalized on Thursday night in central Athens.
A group of supporters of the convicted...
Greece
Greece First in EU in New Migrant Arrivals for 2019, UN Confirms
Greece received the biggest number of migrants from January 1 to May 8, the United Nations (UN) confirmed on Friday.
According to the UN Migration agency, a total of more than 17,000 irregular migrants reached the European shores during the...