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Thessaloniki Municipality and NGOs Collaborate to Help Homeless

The Municipality of Thessaloniki on Wednesday called on Non Government Organizations (NGOs) and charities to form a plan to help the city's homeless during extreme weather conditions. After the two deaths due to harsh weather in northern Greece, Thessaloniki Mayor...

30th Anniversary Since Thessaloniki-Melbourne Twinning

People at the Jewish Holocaust Centre in Melbourne were moved when Greek-Jewish Maria Curtis told the story about how she survived the Holocaust, in the presence of Thessaloniki Mayor, Yiannis Boutaris. The 91-year-old woman was born in Thessaloniki but during...

Thessaloniki Mayor Boutaris to Visit Melbourne

Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris is expected to arrive in Melbourne, Australia, on November 21. During his visit, the Mayor will attend celebrations for the 30th anniversary since the two cities' twinning. Furthermore, he is scheduled to visit the Jewish Holocaust...

Thessaloniki Rolls Red Carpet for 55th Film Festival

The 55th Thessaloniki Film Festival in Greece, started yesterday with actress Pinelopi Tsilika presenting the ceremony. President of the Thessaloniki Film Festival Dimitris Eipidis gave a short opening speech in the context of this year's festival which includes a tribute...

Municipal Employees Sit-In at Thessaloniki Mayor's Office

This morning, a symbolic sit-in at the office of Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris was staged by the city's municipal employees. The sit-in was scheduled as part of the "work freeze" ordered by the municipal employees' POE-OTA union. The municipal employees were protesting...

Mayor of Thessaloniki Nominated for World Mayor Prize

The list of candidates for the 2014 World Mayor Prize includes 26 nominees from all corners of the globe. Four mayors come from North America, four from Latin America, nine from Europe, six from Asia, one from Australia and...

Thessaloniki Mayor Congratulated By Melbourne’s Jewish Community

The Jewish Community of Melbourne praised Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris for his efforts to restore and honor the city's Jewish history at an event held in the parliament of Victoria entitled “Jews of Thessaloniki.” The event was organized by the Thessaloniki “White...

Greek Oriental Tobacco Exhibition in Thessaloniki

Rural Development Minister Giorgos Karasmanis inaugurated on Sunday an exhibition on the oriental tobacco in Greece. The event took place at Piraeus Bank's Congress Center in Thessaloniki. The exhibition entitled "Tobacco/101 notes on oriental tobacco" presents the history of Greek tobacco...

Thessaloniki Mayor Wears Yellow Star of David in Swearing-in Ceremony

Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris wore a yellow Star of David in his swearing-in ceremony. Protesters exchanged slogans and insults with Golden Dawn supporters who sat in the opposite public gallery at the municipal council. Boutaris pleaded with both sides to...

Thessaloniki Mayor Praised by Huffington Post

Huffington Post, in an article under the title: ‘Meet The Mayors From Around The World Transforming Their Cities’, makes special reference to the Mayor of the Greek northern port city of Thessaloniki, Yiannis Boutaris. Huffington Post places Boutaris among...