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US launches scheme to build electric car charging stations
The administration yesterday announced the availability of $5 billion in federal funds to states over five years under President Joe Biden's infrastructure law, sketching out a vision of seamless climate-friendly car travel from coast to coast.
Regulator mulling steps to improve couriers’ work conditions
A Turkish regulator is planning to take actions to improve the work conditions of delivery workers and couriers who have been protesting against low wages, demanding wider rights and benefits.
Judicial Council calls on Masleša to clarify graduation, bar exam
Ljubljana – The Judicial Council has urged Supreme Court judge Branko Masleša to provide an explanation about his law graduation diploma and the bar exam. This is after Masleša has been making headlines in some pro-government media about the level of education, and passing the bar exam a year earlier after graduation than possible under the law.
More than 5,000 taxi drivers fined in Istanbul in 2021
Local authorities in Istanbul have fined more than 5,000 taxi and minibus drivers who did not comply with the rules, with a total of 2.8 million liras ($208,000) in 2021 in a response to frequent complaints coming from residents and tourists.
Costas Karamanlis – “Green Taxi” program opens
The Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Mr. Costas Karamanlis, spoke about e-mobility as a key pillar of transport development in Greece, at the 5th E-mobility Conference.
The first axis of the planning of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport is the renewal of the aging fleet of cars in Greece. At all levels: private cars, taxis, public transport.
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This Greek hotel aims for 100% energy efficiency (photos)
The hotel was selected as a case study by INSETE for the European project “Hotels4Climate”
Bulgaria: New Schedule for BDZ Trains Comes into Force Today
The new train schedule of BDZ - Passenger Transport EOOD comes into force this Sunday, December 12, the company announced.
Sea taxis in Istanbul in service, awaiting customers
Locally produced sea taxis in Istanbul have officially set off for the first time to reduce the intercontinental transits of the city's residents to a more reasonable time.
Designed and produced at Istanbul's Haliç Shipyard and recently passed their test voyages, the boats will work like regular taxis with a reservation system on a 24-hour basis.
PM Mitsotakis to raise return of Parthenon Sculptures to UK PM Jonson at 10 Downing
The two men will also discuss tourism
Conflicting Green Visions Dominate Race to Run North Macedonia’s Capital
This overarching national issue has so far overshadowed the mayoral contest in Skopje, where there has been no direct TV duel between the two candidates ahead of the runoffs.
Arsovska is cross about the recent negative campaigning against her, which this week included an accusation by the Social Democrats that she has double, Bulgarian, citizenship.