x

Politics

Greek Interior Ministry Examining Staggered Shifts for Civil Servants Returning to Work

ATHENS – The Interior ministry is examining the gradual return of civil servants to their jobs in two or three "staggered" shifts starting at different times, in order to avoid congestion in the workplace and on public transport, Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakos said on Monday in an interview with public broadcaster ERT1.

Theodorikakos added that the ministry is waiting for the final decisions on the opening of schools, because these will also affect decisions on special-purpose permits, which are given to parents who work in the public sector and have children up to 15 years old.

The minister reiterated that "the return to normalcy will be gradual. It will not be a return to how we lived before coronavirus came into our lives. A great deal of care is required. We must not underestimate the dangers. We must religiously adhere to what the experts recommend."

 

RELATED

ATHENS - After being ousted as leader of the troubled SYRIZA Leftists, Greek-American businessman Stefanos Kasselakis said he wants a second chance and is running again for the top spot in upcoming elections.

herald

Top Stories

Columnists

A pregnant woman was driving in the HOV lane near Dallas.

General News

NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.

Video

Spider Lovers Scurry to Colorado Town in Search of Mating Tarantulas and Community

LA JUNTA, Colo. (AP) — Love is in the air on the Colorado plains — the kind that makes your heart beat a bit faster, quickens your step and makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up.

NEW YORK – During his recent visit to New York to participate in the opening session of the UN General Assembly, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited a fast-food stand owned by a Greek-American entrepreneur.

BOSTON – Noted businessman and well-known philanthropist Michael Psaros of New York will be honored in Athens on Monday, October 14 by the International Foundation for Greece at the Acropolis Museum.

LIMASSOL, Cyprus - With Cyprus preparing to take in people in Lebanon trying to get away from a spreading conflict that has seen Israel launch air strikes and ground movements hunting Hezbollah terrorists, about 80 Chinese citizens and their families were taken to the island.

CORINTH, Greece - A Deputy Mayor in Evrostina in the Corinth region of the Peloponnese suspected of accidentally starting a fire while tending to bee hives, the blaze destroying 16,062 acres and killing two was fined 3,000 euros ($3,308) will face additional charges.

espa

Enter your email address to subscribe

Provide your email address to subscribe. For e.g. [email protected]

You may unsubscribe at any time using the link in our newsletter.