Kiosks

Cyprus marked a significant step forward in its environmental efforts on Tuesday with the signing of a contract for the supply and installation of 50 prefabricated Green Kiosks to serve as recycling pickup points in mountainous and remote regions.

All professionals belonging to the 35 branches of the Greek economy in which card terminals (POS) were not mandatory until now, have a deadline of 24 days to activate them.

The Interior Ministry has sent a circular detailing strategies for enhancing oversight and surveillance of schools while also preparing school bus drivers with specialized training to all the country's 81 provinces.

Ljubljana has joined a growing number of cities around the globe that have been rediscovering the K67 kiosk, the iconic polyfiber, steel and glass module designed by Slovenian architect and designer Saša Mächtig in the 1960s.

Police in Athens on Tuesday were questioning two Iraqi nationals in connection with the knifing of a kiosk worker on Monday night near Syntagma Square.
One of the two men is alleged to have stabbed the employee while robbing the kiosk on Vasilissis Amalias Avenue.
A customer at the kiosk also sustained minor injuries during the incident.

The City of Athens has announced it will reduce the number of kiosks in the capital by 323. Authorities in the capital are scrapping kiosk spots to boost sidewalk space and improve aesthetic standards, among other reasons.

The number of kiosks has dropped drastically since Mayor Giorgos Kaminis took office in 2011, from 931 to 600.

In April of this year, Ukraine-born artist, musician and dancer Anton Kats raised the curtain on Documenta 14 in Athens with his "A-Letheia" project, in which he turned abandoned street kiosks in the downtown areas of Psyrri and Kypseli into interactive installations.

A "political kiosk" that was set up more than a week ago in a red cargo container in central Exarchia Square by self-proclaimed anarchist group members was to officially open on Tuesday afternoon. According to a statement on an anti-establishment website, the kiosk will also be accompanied by works to create a children's playground.

Convenient Greek kiosks ate every street corner are soon to be a thing of the past. The handy shops sell newspaper, cigarettes, drinks, batteries, and other small goods round the clock, but now these traditionally Greek constructions are being scrapped by the new omnibus bill.