Education Ministry

Dozens of university administrative staff who had been placed in a labor pool last year and were expected to be laid off now are to remain in the reserve for another eight months, the Education Ministry has decided.

By Stathis Kousounis

It appears the city center of Athens is set to see developments in its hotel market thanks to the major increase expected in tourism, already evident this year too, as Omonia and Syntagma are in line for the opening of landmark units that could change the face of the capital’s two main squares.

Pupils will lose two days off school and will have to return to classes after the summer vacations a few days earlier than usual, it was announced Tuesday.

There was only minor disruption at almost 570 secondary schools that opened ahead of schedule on Wednesday especially so pupils could make up the class hours they lost as a result of sit-in protests in the autumn.

Members of the secondary school teachers’ union (OLME) are to hold work stoppages from Wednesday through Friday in a bid to disrupt the resumption of lessons earlier than scheduled at 571 schools across the country and sabotage an attempt by the Education Ministry to allow pupils to make up for time lost due to weeks of sit-ins.

Almost three months ahead of a major gathering of European archivists in Greece, which is currently at the helm of the European Union presidency, the government in Athens could find itself in a very embarrassing position as it has yet to appoint a new head to the General State Archives (GSA).

Secondary school teachers protesting planned layoffs in the public sector, as part of a civil service overhaul pledged to the troika, walked off the job on Friday.