strike

In spite of the Minister of Health Adonis Georgiadis’ ultimatum on Thursday, when he pleaded the doctors to end their strike or face suspension, the EOPYY doctors defiantly decided to continue their strike over the suspension and dismissal scheme until the 19th of December. With the two sides unable to come to an agreement, the […]

The university administrative employee strike has entered a new phase, where the board members of the administrative employee union at the National Kapodistrian University of Athens have decided to end the strike against the wishes of the strike committee, which has called a general assembly to discuss the future action. The board issued a statement […]

Despite appearing to come to an arrangement with the Ministry of Health yesterday, the doctors registered with EOPYY held a general assembly today and decided to extend their strike until the 19th of December. The president of the EOPYY doctor federation Athanasios Apostolopoulos explained yesterday that while “the Minister of Health has made a first […]

With the Ministry of Health and EOPYY doctors unable to come to an agreement about the necessary changes to the public healthcare system, the nationwide federation of EOPYY’s health scientists (POSEYP-EOPYY) has announced is decision to extend its strike until the 19th of December. The federation, which is on strike over the Ministry of Health’s […]

The Rector of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens called an emergency Senate meeting for this morning, as the situation at the university is getting out of hand. While some administrative employees have returned to their posts, particularly in central services and more expected to return over the next days, the strike continues. The administrative […]

The employees of the Thessaloniki Metro have announced that they will go on a 24-hour strike today, in response to the dismissals in the project’s archeological department. In their statement the employees demand that the archeological department be reinstated and funded until the necessary work is complete to ensure that antiquities found during construction are […]

Despite the efforts to come to an agreement in recent days, the administrative employees at the National Kapodistrian University of Athens are continuing their strike, while their colleagues at the National Technical University have decided to suspend their strike and take up the Ministry of Education’s offer to negotiate. According to Ta Nea, the Ministry […]

The evaluation committee which has been tasked with reviewing the medical specialties in EOPYY has completed its evaluation and will present their findings to the Minister of Health Adonis Georgiadis. With the completion of the review, the suspension and mobility scheme concerning doctors in the healthcare provider can begin, in cooperation with the Ministry of […]

Despite not being able to resolve the university administrative employee strike that will enter its 14th consecutive week on Monday, the Minister of Education Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos has the full support of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. Meanwhile, the strikers at the National Kapodistrian University of Athens decided to extend their strike until Monday. The university administrative […]

As reported earlier in the week by Tovima.gr, Prime Minister Samaras and government Vice President Venizelos held a meeting today at Maximos Hall to discuss various matters related to energy, including the privatization plans of state electricity company DEI. The Minister of Energy Yannis Maniatis reported that he discussed options to reduce the cost of […]

The administrative employees of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens and the National Technical University of Athens are holding meetings today to discuss the future of their strike, in light of yesterday’s fruitless meeting with the Minister of Education Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos and the failed attempt to suspend NKUA Rector Theodosis Pelegrinis. At yesterday’s meeting, the […]

The Rector of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens Theodosis Pelegrinis, who is being referred to the Supreme Disciplinary Council by the Ministry of Education, spoke in the university’s main building at Propylaea, where he expressed his “awe for the strike of these people who give their blow to save their flesh”. Mr. Pelegrinis added […]

The Senate of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens will convene today in order to discuss the Ministry of Education’s request to suspend the University’s Rector Theodosis Pelegrinis until he is referred to the Disciplinary Council. It is highly unlikely that the Senate will approve the Ministry’s request. Later in the day the Rector will […]

Yesterday’s meeting between the Deputy Minister of Health Antonis Bezas, the president of EOPYY Dimitris Kontos and representatives of the doctors was fruitless. As a result the EOPYY doctor strike will continue until the 13th of December, after today’s meeting on extending their strike During the meeting the Deputy Minister and EOPYY president relayed the […]

The sudden decision of the Minister of Education Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos to refer the Rector of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens Theodosis Pelegrinis to the Supreme Disciplinary Council on misconduct charges has caused uproar in the academic world. The “Meeting of University Teachers” academic forum dubbed the Minister’s move “desperate and appalling” and demanded that […]

The Minister of Health Adonis Georgiadis appeared on Mega Channel’s morning chat show and took the opportunity to warn EOPYY doctors to end their strike, or risk facing drastic measures later in the week. Mr. Georgiadis claimed that while he is up for discussion doctor objections, he will take measures so that patients can continue […]

With the administrative employees at the National Kapodistrian University of Athens and the National Technical University of Athens deciding to continue their strike for a 13th consecutive week, essentially wasting the academic semester, the Minister of Education Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos has found himself under pressure from the government to take the necessary initiatives and resolve this […]

The administrative employees of the National Technical University of Athens decided to continue their strike over the government’s suspension and dismissal scheme for a further 48 hours, even though a number of the University’s departments appear to operate as normal. Meanwhile, the administrative employees at the National Kapodistrian University of Athens are also holding a […]

With the strike of university administrative employees about to enter its 13th consecutive week and the risk of the academic semester going to waste, the employees at the National Kapodistrian University of Athens and the National Technical University of Athens appear divided. According to rumors, which have been denied by all implicated sides, the Minister […]

According to the General Secretary of the administrative employee union of Athens Dimitris Sakatos, about 50% of the administrative staff at the National Kapodistrian University of Athens has returned to work. The Ministry of Education expects this percentage to grow in response to the tension caused by the charged and divisive vote to continue the […]