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According to data by the Greek labor ministry workforce monitoring system, widely known as “Ergani”, 24,543 new job spots opened in February 2024. This increase in employment comes as a positive contrast to the 31,997 fewer job positions available the month before. The latest data also show a 1,357-job increase compared to figures from the […]

A 4.6 on the Richter scale earthquake was recorded shortly before 5:27 a.m. Saturday with an epicenter in northern Evia island, off the east coast of mainland Greece. According to the Geodynamic Institute of Athens, the tremor was centered two kilometers south-southeast of the town of Vassilika and with a focal depth of 18.7 km. […]

The weather in Greece will be sunny and windy today, as spring looks a lot like summer this year

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Greece will be sunny, warm and windy throughout most of the country

The Muslim holiday of Şeker bayramı, as it’s known in Turkish, is commemorated this year between April 6 and April 14, meaning it will culminate over the weekend

As the analysis notes, the long-term trend of household forecasts for their economic situation and unemployment is favorable, reaffirmed by their intentions for significant purchases and savings,

This year, market participants, evidently spurred by last year's outcome, largely predict stability, with 1 in 5 expecting growth exceeding 2%.

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Petroleum trading company executives anticipate further price hikes as summer approaches, driven by increased fuel demand from heightened road travel.

In light of the government’s crusade on bullying, the Ministry of Education announced a new set of measures regarding absences from school, to be implemented come the start of the next academic year (2024-2025). The first change includes the introduction of a digital platform for taking attendance called “e-Parents.” Teachers will keep online records of […]

Greece will be mostly sunny today, albeit a bit cooler than the past few days on account of strong northerly winds

Greece is last on a list of 11 countries offering full or limited access to advanced drug treatments, a pharma study reveals.

Local authorities in the far north of Norway, close to the North Pole, and on the border to Russia, have filed an unusual request to the EU Commission. They have asked for permission to establish a new time zone where the day has 26 hours instead of the usual 24.

More than 100 worshippers entered the historic Yeni Mosque in Thessaloniki, which opened for prayer for the first time since 1922

Last year,  over half a million (504,002) hectares, an area twice the size of Luxembourg, was scorched by wildfires, according to an advance report on Forest Fires in Europe, Middle East and North Africa 2023 published today by the Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). The report shows that fires intensified during summer 2023, affecting mostly the Mediterranean […]

Operators of vessels seeking to transit the waterway can now schedule said times, estimate toll charges and pay via a specific e-platform

The project amounts to 12.3 million euros, funded by the Cohesion Fund's Operational Program for Transport Infrastructure, Environment, and Sustainable Development.

A serach and resucue operation is underway

The minister emphasized that “it's essential to first identify the nature of each incident—whether it's physical, psychological, or cyberbullying—and then "implement a comprehensive training program for educators."