Labor

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the new increase in the minimum wage, which will become 780 euros from April 1, ANA-MPA agency reported.

The measure of supporting pensioners who did not receive a raise is now being considered by the Ministry of Finance, after the announcement of a such an intervention last Friday by Labor Minister Kostis Hatzidakis.

Greece's ruling conservatives and the leftist opposition clashed in Parliament Thursday ahead of a no-confidence vote Friday.

The motion was submitted by SYRIZA Wednesday over a wiretapping scandal involving politicians and journalists.

Education Minister Chris Hipkins is set to become New Zealand's next prime minister after he was the only candidate to enter the contest Saturday to replace Jacinda Ardern.

Hipkins, 44, must still garner an endorsement Sunday from his Labour Party colleagues, but that is just a formality now. An official transfer of power will come in the days to follow.

The Greek unemployment rate eased to 11.4% of the workforce in November 2022, from 11.5% in October and 13.1% in November 2021, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Tuesday.

An all-sides meeting is planned for January 13, in order to readdress demands from the workers at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus and find solutions to avert the strike measures announced last month, according to Labor Minister Kyriacos Koushos. 

Rishi Sunak has just been chosen, 2.00 p.m. on 24th October 2022 by a fair margin, the next Prime Minister, the first ethnic Asian Briton to be so elected, and we wish him well. His appointment comes after a considerable period of turmoil which has raised many eyebrows around the world. Britain is supposed to be the home of parliamentary democracy.

Uber paid the U.S. state of New Jersey $100 million in back taxes and fines for labeling nearly 300,000 of its drivers as self-employed and withholding required benefits, officials said on Sept. 13.

German airline Lufthansa has canceled 800 flights both passenger and cargo flights on Friday after pilots union 'Vereinigung Cockpit' announced they are going on a planned all-day strike.

The Economy Coordination Board, chaired by Vice President Fuat Oktay, convened on Aug. 30 to discuss the specifics of the medium-term program, covering 2023-2025.

Members of the board discussed the macroeconomic framework and the budget, said a statement released after the meeting.