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Greece's Tsipras Meets with Commissioner for Migration Avramopoulos Ahead of EU Summit

Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met on Wednesday with the European Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos ahead of the informal EU Summit that will be held in Austria's Salzburg. In this context, the two men discussed issues related with the...

Athens: 33-Year-Old Woman Murdered Inside Her Garage

  A 33-year-old woman was found dead inside her car in the garage of her apartment block on Wednesday evening. The incident happened in Athens' northern suburb of Kifissia. The local police was alerted by a phone call from the woman's mother....

Greek Operator Vows to Make Train 'People's First Choice' For Athens – Thessaloniki Route

TRAINOSE, the Greek railway company that was recently bought by the Italian Ferrovie Dello Stato published an announcement regarding the new ETR 480 train, also known as 'the silver arrow'. The company says that it aims to make train the...

British Newspaper Amazed By Koukaki Neighborhood in Athens

One of the most popular newspapers in Britain, the Guardian, featured Athens in one of its travel editions this week. The British paper created a list of must-see places in the Greek capital. Among them was the Acropolis Museum with...

Sudden Storm Hits Athens in Greece, Causes Chaos (photos)

A sudden storm hit the Greek capital on Friday causing many problems to Athens' busy avenues and streets. The drivers had to drive slowly so the traffic jam that was created caused many delays. The main problems were reported in Kifissia...

Athens Ranks 13th Most Expensive Capital in Europe (graph)

Athens ranks in 13th place on the list of the most expensive capitals of the 48 European countries, according to Wanderu, a travel search platform that helps travelers on a tight budget to organize their trips. The ranking is based...

Cyprus President Anastasiades to Visit Athens Next Week

The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, will visit Athens on Monday to have talks with the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras ahead of the United Nations General Assembly in New York later this month. The main...

Pulitzer Laureate Jeffrey Eugenides in Athens for 2018 World Book Capital

Pulitzer Laureate, Jeffrey Eugenides, an American of Greek descent, is visiting Athens to participate in panel discussions at the Athens 2018 World Book Capital. Eugenides will appear at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center on September 27th, where he will...

Three Bidders Shortlisted for Athens Metro Expansion

Greece’s state-owned subway operator, Attiko Metro, has short-listed three interested groups of contractors in a tender for a 1.5 billion euro ($1.8 billion) expansion project. The bidders are Greek contractor GEK Terna with France’s Vinci and Germany's Siemens; J&P Avax...

Freud's Grandson to Give Lecture in Athens

Joseph Knobel Freud, the great grandson of the famous neurologist and the father of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud will be in Athens this September for an important lecture that is about to take place in the Spiritual Center of the...