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The Greek Minister of Education, Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos, during an interview to Real FM, assured that universities will open and that the academic semester won't be cancelled. "The administrative employees continue a strike that has been declared illegal by Athens Court...

The Federation of Administrative Staff in Higher Education (ODPTE), announced the extension of its strike for the seventh week, until the 25th of October. In parallel, many employee unions and computer experts have revealed that the platform of the...

The Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) executive committee announced its participation in the 24-hour strike, planned for the 6th November by the GSEE trade union. GSEE will meet tomorrow, Wednesday 16 October, to further discuss the strike. As the Greek newspaper...

The administrative staff of eight Greek Universities in its fifth week of striking. They are protesting against the government’s decision to cut jobs as part of its bailout commitments. The unrest in the academic world is due to the implementation...

This two-day festival that will take place from October 12 to 13 at the Onassis Cultural Center, Athens, Greece, seeks to highlight the powerful links between contemporary musical expression and the silent cinema. Electronic sounds on the verge of noise,...

The archaeological site of Knossos remained closed on September 18, due to the museum guards' strike, who are protesting against the dismissals of 250 employees from the Ministry of Culture. At this time of the year, the Palace and the...

Elementary school teachers support the protests, as they decided to go on a 48-hour strike on September 18 and 19. The decision was taken after a marathon meeting held by the local teachers’ unions with the Greek Federation of...

Everything indicates that teachers will start the new school year 2013-14 with a five-day strike from September 16 to 20. According to the teacher’s union ELME website, so far 49 local unions have voted in favor of the five-day strike. The...

Greece's main public sector trade union, Adedy, launched a call Friday for a two-day strike next month in protest against job lay-offs included in an economic overhaul demanded by the country's creditors. Adedy, in a statement, criticised the government's "submission"...

Athens International Airport workers, who said they were going to disrupt air traffic with strikes from Aug. 9-11 at the height of the tourist season in protest against the coming involuntary transfer or firing of public workers, including those...