Seamen's strike over

As of 6pm, ships’ routes will be performed as normal, following a unanimous decision by the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) to end the strike in ports. It seems this follows a decision by the Merchant Marine Ministry to use the rarely applied measure of civil mobilization, effectively making the sailors conscripts and subject to military orders. Many islands are desperately short of supplies.

The European Commission said yesterday that Greece’s finances are improving and are on target to abide by EU rules but warned that various obstacles still stand in the country’s way, including tax evasion.

Private security is one of Greece’s fastest-growing industries but the sector is riddled with employers dodging obligations to their staff and the government, according to the general secretary of the Security Guards’ Union.

Two more cases of avian flu in wild birds were confirmed in Greece yesterday as the government promised to give poultry farmers hit with dwindling sales more than 50 million euros in aid.

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