Kerameos: Six pillars driving labor market transformation
Greek Labor Minister reveals six-pillar strategy transforming job market, with unemployment dropping from 20.3% to 13% in Central Macedonia and 500,000 new jobs created.
Politics
Papachristou: Timelines for Aretsou marina and Government House
Major infrastructure projects in Thessaloniki move forward with marina tender in 2025 and Government House study completion by 2026, Superfund CEO announces.
Greek schools open with more permanent staff appointments
Greece’s Education Minister announces 10,000 new permanent teacher appointments for the new school year, emphasizing support for primary and special education.
Greece announces massive 212% increase in public investments by 2026
Greece plans massive 212% boost in public investments by 2026, reaching €16.9 billion from €5.4 billion in 2019, with major infrastructure projects nationwide.
Parliament appoints interim OPEKEPE president, bans staff transfers
Parliament votes to appoint interim OPEKEPE president while temporarily banning staff transfers until 2025 to ensure uninterrupted EU agricultural aid payments.
Tempi train crash: Fire department report submitted to prosecutor
Fire department report finds no combustion traces in Tempe train crash locomotive cabin, contradicting earlier findings about flammable cargo transport.
Afroditi Latinopoulou on car crash: “Impact was strong, we wore seatbelts and seatbelts save lives”
Greek MEP Afroditi Latinopoulou speaks about her car accident, emphasizing seatbelt safety after hit-and-run crash on Kifisias Avenue. Driver arrested.
Turkey denies European mayors’ visit to jailed Ekrem İmamoğlu
European mayors denied prison visit to Istanbul’s jailed mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, award presented to wife as delegation stands outside Silivri prison.
Thessaloniki suburban rail to connect city center with Sindos by end of 2025
Thessaloniki’s suburban rail expansion will connect city center to Sindos by late 2025, doubling bus fleet and improving student transport with half-hourly service.
Konstantinos Pylarinos: Funeral scheduled for Friday, August 29
Veteran Greek politician Konstantinos Pylarinos dies at 91. Funeral service set for Friday at Athens Metropolitan Cathedral before burial in Zakynthos.
Dendias travels to Copenhagen Friday for informal EU summit on Ukraine and European defense
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias heads to Copenhagen for crucial EU summit addressing Ukraine crisis and European defense strategy this Friday.
Mitsotakis on new university chair: Example of private-public partnership
Greek PM Mitsotakis praises new Alexander the Great Studies Chair at Aristotle University as model for private-public university partnerships in Greece.