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Athens Plans Dozens of Events Leading Up to Christmas
The Municipality of Athens is planning dozens of events at 52 locations between December 7 and January 13 to celebrate the Christmas and New Year holidays.
According to an announcement, the programme involves more than 120 activities for all the...
Environment
Athens Grant Walk: Downtown to Get Green Makeover, Despite Reactions
Despite reactions by downtown Athens citizens, the next stage of the Panepistimiou Avenue makeover will go ahead as planned. The so-called "Athens Grant Walk" is an ambitious project by the Athens municipality in making the city more livable.
The redevelopment...
Greece
Trip2Athens, New Webportal Is Athens Official Electronic City Guide
The new webportal trip2athens.com was launched as the official electronic city guide for the Greek capital on Tuesday, with hopes that it will become the central point for promoting and advertising tourism-related activities in Athens and Attica. The portal...
Greece
Refugees Relocating from Athens Park to Greek Housing Facility
Athens municipality granted access to a housing facility in Elaionas, in western Athens, so that the government can temporarily relocate the refugees who are currently camping at Pedion to Areos.
In communication the State Minister Alekos Flabouraris, George Kaminis, the mayor...
Diaspora
Poor Christmas Manger Reflects Mood in Austerity-Stricken Athens
A poor, plastic, unimaginative Christmas manger placed in Omonoia Square in Athens reflects the sad mood of austerity-stricken citizens and a city ravaged by neglect and continuous, destructive riots.
The plastic figures of Christ, Mary, Joseph and the wise men...
Greece
Travel Bloggers From Around the World Flock to Athens
The TBEX Europe 2014, an international meeting of travel bloggers and tourist media authors, will take place in Athens, Greece on October 23-25. The event will see hundreds of participants from about 50 countries flock to the Greek capital.
Athens will...
Greece
Tight Security Measures in Athens Municipality Swearing-In Ceremony
The swearing-in ceremony of the new Athens municipal administration members took place late this afternoon, under tight security, at Technopolis in Gazi.
Anti-fascist organizations and Golden Dawn party members congregated in relatively small numbers outside the venue on Pireos Street. Some members...
Greece
Greek Journalist Aris Stathakis Passes Away
Aris Stathakis passed away today, June 13, at the age of 71 after facing health problems for many years. He was a famous Greek automotive reporter that has been credited with teaching Greeks to wear their seatbelts. His insistence...
Crime
Athens' Brothel Takeover Raised in Parliament
A shocking report by Athens Municipality on illegal brothels operating in Greece’s capital has been referred to Parliament by opposition MPs in questions to the President of the House.
SYRIZA MPs Maria Kanellopoulou, Nikos Voutsis and Dimitris Tsoukalas submitted the document, which says brothels are often...
Greece
Athens Municipality Dismisses Demolition Plans for Panathinaikos Stadium
The municipality of Athens has dismissed the possibility of demolishing Panathinaikos F.C.’s home ground, Apostolos Nikolaidis, before the new stadium in Votanikos is built. The Athens Municipality official announcement, as released on its website, reads as follows:
“It is a positive fact that...