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Economist: Crisis Put an End to "Eternal Student" Phenomenon

It appears that the crisis has changed the attitude of Greek students towards their studies. In the past years they weren't hurrying to complete their studies but nowadays they desperately get back to universities. The financial magazine "Economist," referred to the...

NTUA's Administrative Staff Stop their Strike

  The administrative staff of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) have finally decided to stop its strike and return to work this following Monday. On the contrary, the continuation of the strike has been decided by the administrative staff...

Adonis Georgiadis Demands End of Strike

In an interview early this morning, the Greek Minister of Health Adonis Georgiadis warned EOPYY doctors to end their strike or risk facing severe measures later in the week. He said that he is ready to discuss doctor’s objections,...

Greek Universities at a Stalemate

New developments suggest that there is a high probability that the academic semester of the Universities of Athens will be lost. The administrative employees of UoA announced a new 48-hour strike this Wednesday and Thursday; NTUA employees announced yet...

Universities Remain Closed

Although the government seems optimistic that the impasse between university administrative employees and the Ministry of Education will be lifted, it still appears that students are being held hostage by the strikes. The Ministry of education seems to be backing...

Greek Universities Admin Employees Insist on Strike

The administrative staff of Athens and Technological Universities will proceed with 24-hour strikes on Wednesday and Thursday. Despite the announcement of the new strikes, the Education Ministry appears optimistic about the outcome of the situation. This estimate is based on two factors....

Brussels: Greek President of Taxi Drivers Announces Strike

The taxi drivers in Brussels are protesting because they are being obliged by the government to install a new metre in their vehicles. The taxi drivers were gathered in the centre of the city, blocking the inner Brussels orbital...

EOPYY Doctors On 24-hour Recurring Strikes

The insurance policyholders of EOPYY, will be afflicted after the doctors' decision to proceed with 24-hour recurring strikes until Wednesday, November 27. The doctors have left open the possibility of continuing their mobilizations until further notice. The doctors, reacting to...

No Solution On Horizon for Greek Universities

After the court’s decision which was announced on Wednesday--that the strike of administrative employees of Greek universities is illegal but not abusive--the Public Prosecutor of Athens, P.Fakou, ordered a new investigation towards the strike’s legitimacy.  This time the administrative...

Court Decides University Strikes are Illegal

The situation in the Greek universities has led to a complete deadlock. The leadership of the Ministry of Education appealed to the court asking for the strike of administrative employees to be called illegal and abusive. Early on Wednesday morning,...