The Athens metro will be closed on Thursday as trade unions strike against labor bill. Credit: AMNAGreece is bracing for a 24-hour general strike on Thursday called by country’s trade union federations, in protest to the government’s labor bill.The strike called by the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) and the Civil Servants’ Confederation (ADEDY)…
A 2,500-year-old olive tree in Vouves village of Hania, Greece. LIU YONGQIU/XINHUA
ATHENS－A four-centuries-old olive tree on the outskirts of the port city of Patras in western Greece was facing the axe because it was on the path of a major railway construction project led by Ergose, a subsidiary of the Hellenic Railways Organization.
Uprooting an olive tree, which for Greeks has been a symbol of peace, hope, victory and abundance since antiquity, would not go down well with the public.
Ergose, working with municipal authorities, universities and other public institutions, has found a solution. It gave new life to the old codger.