Category: society

June 26, 2019

All ships to remain docked on July 3

The Hellenic Seamens’ Federation (PNO) has declared a 24-hour strike on July 3. The Federation decided to proceed with strike action during a meeting on Tuesday to examine a new proposal of shipowners regarding...

society

June 23, 2019

Poverty Threat Among Greeks Drops Significantly But Remains High

The percentage of Greeks who are at risk of poverty or social exclusion fell by three percentage points in 2018 compared to 2017. 31.8 percent of the Greek population were at risk of poverty...

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May 21, 2019

299 children went missing in Greece in 2018, most were found, says Hellenic Police

Some 299 children went missing in Greece in 2018, according to data presented on Monday for International Missing Children’s Day by the Hellenic Police, which said that 257 of them had been eventually found. ...

society

April 19, 2019

Greece launches tender for new IDs and security documents, along EU guidelines

The Hellenic Police (ELAS) launched a tender on Thursday for the creation of an electronic Information System for Security Documents, which will issue new IDs and upgrade current passports, driving licences and other documents,...

society

April 19, 2019

New electronic platform for adoption, fostering applications launched on Thursday

Labour Minister Effie Achtsioglou and Alternate Social Solidarity Minister Theano Fotiou on Thursday announced the launch of an electronic platform to handle applications for adoption and fostering, through which members of the public can...