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More Battling In Samaras Cabinet Over Austerity

Ministers in Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ new, revamped Cabinet, formed to bring more cohesion to government policies, are battling with each other - and him - over austerity measures. Samaras, the New Democracy Conservative leader, had to step in...

New Samaras Shuffle, Stournaras to Bank of Greece

With one eye on a hopeful economic recovery and the other on next month's critical elections for Greek municipalities and the European Parliament, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is reportedly planning yet another Cabinet shakeup that will see Finance Minister...

OLME Unionists Protest Outside Ministry of Education

Some of the members of the secondary school teacher’s union (OLME) held a protest outside the Hellenic Ministry of Education earlier this morning. The work stoppage took place between 11am and 5pm. The teachers union is protesting against the closure...

Greek University Workers Keep On Striking

Despite warnings from Prime Minister Antonis Samaras that he would issue a civil mobilization order to force them back to work under the threat of arrest or being fired - neither of which happened - striking administrative staff at...

UAthens Staff Extends Strike Again

Administrative staff at the University of Athens, one of eight Greek colleges where workers have been striking for two months to protest government layoff plans, said on Nov. 8 they would continue the work stoppage even as authorities said...

Greek Teachers Strike September 16

Two days before the first bell rings at schools around the country, the presidents of the regional secondary school teacher unions (ELME) decided rolling strikes of continuous five-day walk-offs starting September 16. However, the minister of Education Constantinos Arvanitopoulos, in his...

Greece To Close, Merge 28 High Schools

The Ministry of Education said it's going to move to close or merge 13 secondary schools and merge 15 after doing the same to 118 primary and preschools as part of more austerity cuts. The move came through a ministerial...

Canada-Greece-Cyprus College Forum

According to a recent announcement made by the Canadian Ambassador Robert Peck, on September 16, the first Canada-Greece/Cyprus University Partnership Forum will take place in the city of Athens. According to the announcement, up to eight Canadian universities will be...