Greece’s taxi owners are escalating their industrial action with a nationwide 48-hour strike on 2–3 December, saying months of dialogue with authorities have failed to resolve key issues affecting the sector’s viability
Representatives from the sector also expressed support for the agricultural protests planned for the coming days.
Athens transport unions will halt services for four hours on Saturday as workers attend the funeral of a colleague who died in a workplace accident and demand stronger safety measures
Authorities are investigating a man who followed and attacked a woman in central Piraeus. Police are working to determine if he is linked to similar incidents in Alimos, using video footage and victim descriptions
Once the measures are finalized, the government will also present the implementation roadmap, set to begin in 2026.
Metro and tram services in Athens will halt for four hours early Sunday as workers protest staffing shortages, train availability issues and unfulfilled commitments related to the expansion of 24-hour weekend service
The demands center on extending the deadline for mandatory electrification to 2035, curbing what drivers describe as unfair competition from multinational ride-hailing platforms.
The strike, targeting Hezbollah’s acting chief Ali Tabtabai, killed five and injured 28, escalating tensions despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, as Israel warns it will not allow the group to rebuild its forces
Overnight attacks on apartment buildings in Ukraine’s second-largest city left 32 people wounded and forced evacuations, while fires and property damage spread across multiple districts.
Train and suburban rail workers in Greece have announced a 24-hour strike on Tuesday, with additional work stoppages planned, calling for staffing increases, safer conditions and long-delayed rail upgrades
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Athens will be without taxis for Wednesday as drivers launch a strike, demanding tax relief, regulatory changes, and a delay in mandatory electric-vehicle adoption.
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The Taxi Drivers’ Union (SATA) says the strike marks the end of its “silence” and the beginning of a wider campaign to defend the sector’s survival.
Israeli warplanes struck Gaza overnight after accusing Hamas of violating a fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire, killing at least 26 people as tensions threaten to unravel the truce.
Israel alleged Hamas launched an attack against troops in Israeli-controlled territory in Gaza
Rafah border crossing remains closed amid mutual accusations between Israel and Hamas
Caracas asks the Security Council to condemn U.S. military actions off its coast, but Washington’s veto power makes any resolution unlikely
A full-day general strike paralyzes transport and triggers mass protests as union forces demand withdrawal of legislation they say undermines the eight-hour day
A 24-hour nationwide strike has been called in Greece for Tuesday, allow its impact is expected to be limited, compared to similar such industrial actions in the past