Europe Greece The Ministry of Labour will seek to lower the youth unemployment rate, which reached 39% in November, the highest in the eurozone, by introducing a subsidised net salary of €570 for the first six months of full-time work for young people aged 18-29
Europe Greece A draft law would abolish the special statute for offenses and crimes committed by ministers: limitation period would be 5-8 years for misdemeanors and 15-20 for felonies; now offenses expire if prosecution isn't initiated within 2 parliamentary sessions
Europe Greece Greeks celebrate a double holiday today 25 March: the country remembers the War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire or Greek Revolution (1821 -1830), the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Annunciation by archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary
Europe Greece Temporary traffic restrictions will be in place around central Athens today due to the inauguration of Greece’s new president, Konstantinos Tasoulas, who had won the Greek presidential election in the 4th round of voting on 12 February with 160 votes
Europe Greece Demonstrations were staged across all Greece, including Crete, to mark the second anniversary of the 2023 train disaster that killed 57 people, mainly students; sporadic, provoked clashes occurred between protesters and police