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Thessaloniki Metro Cannot Be Ready By 2020, Construction Group Warns

Ellaktor, the company which is responsible for the construction of the new underground railway (metro) system of the city of Thessaloniki warned recently that the scheduled start of the metro's operation in 2020 might not happen. In a letter sent...

One Dead After Train Collides With Car in Northern Greece

An horrific collision between a passenger train and a small automobile took place near the town of Diavata in Northern Greece on Monday morning. A train which was heading from Alexandroupolis to Thessaloniki collided with a small, compact car which...

PAOK to Face Ajax in Third Qualifying Round of Champions League

The results of the draw for the third qualifying round for next season's Champions League were announced by UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations, on Monday. Greece's championship team PAOK Thessaloniki is slated to play against the Netherlands' Ajax...

Impressive Sailing/Cruise Ship ''Club Med 2'' Arrives in Volos, Greece

The impressive sailing boat/cruise ship "Club Med 2" arrived in the port of Volos in Greece's region of Magnesia on Monday, carrying hundreds of French-speaking tourists, primarily from France, Belgium and Switzerland. With 303 passengers and 219 crew members on...

Chilling Moment Lightning Hits Thessaloniki Building Captured on Video

Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city, was also affected by the deadly storm that hit nearby Halkidiki on Wednesday evening. Video captured by a cell phone shows the scary moment lighting hits a building in the center of the city. There were...

Thessaloniki Pride 2019: Thousands March To Celebrate Diversity

Thousands of people marched on the streets of Thessaloniki on Saturday, June 22 to mark the city's 8th Pride celebration. This year, Thessaloniki Pride commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York, when people at the gay...

African Heatwave To Sweep Across Europe, Affecting Greece Over The Weekend

Temperatures in Greece and many parts of Europe will soar over the weekend as the atmospheric instability gradually subsides, the METEO weather service of the National Observatory of Athens announced on Friday. Extremely hot air masses are expected to spread...

Greek Chef Makes 3,378 Burgers in One Hour for Guinness Record

Greek chef Akis Petretzkis broke a Guinness World Record Thursday in Thessaloniki when he cooked up 3,378 burgers in the space of a single hour. Petretzkis and his team assembled the 3,378 burgers, the last stop of the Coca-Cola &...

Greek FM Condemns Torching of Turkish Diplomats' Cars in Thessaloniki

Two cars belonging to Turkish nationals, most likely diplomats, were set on fire in Thessaloniki, in Macedonia, Greece, in the early hours of Monday. The first car was parked on Alexander the Great Avenue, near the famous sea promenade of the...

Thessaloniki School Memorializes 143 Students Killed by Nazis in WWII

Sixty-eight small bronze memorial plaques were placed at the entrance of the First High School for Boys in Thessaloniki last week, in the final act of commemoration of 149 young victims of the Nazis. The name, date of birth...