Greece

Unconventional Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris announced on Wednesday that he will not run for a third term in the May 2019 local government elections, saying that his “cycle has closed.” “My decision is personal and not political. After sixteen years in local...

Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris on Wednesday announced that he will not run for office in the May 2019 local government elections, saying that his "cycle has closed." The mayor first informed the deputy mayors and his close associates, and then...

Unknown individuals vandalized the house of Thessaloniki mayor Yiannis Boutaris on Wednesday night. The perpetrators broke into the apartment building entrance, went up to the floor of Boutaris' apartment and spray-painted on his door in red. They also spray-painted the...

The mayor of Thessaloniki, who made international headlines in May after being attacked by a mob in broad daylight, has announced that he will run for a third term in office. Yiannis Boutaris, 76, was set upon by a gang...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called Thessaloniki mayor Yiannis Boutaris on Monday to wish him a speedy recovery after the 75-year-old politician was assaulted on Saturday. The prime minister, who spoke with Boutaris early on Monday morning, told a later...

The mayor of Athens has jumped to the defense of his Thessaloniki counterpart Yiannis Boutaris after the latter suggested re-naming the city's Macedonia airport. Georgios Kaminis tweeted a photo of the two men together, writing: " patriotic is to serve...

FYROM Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is spending the New Year’s holiday in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki as the guest of the city’s mayor. Zaev and Mayor Yannis Boutaris dined Saturday night in one of the city’s top restaurants,...

FYROM Prime Minister, Zoran Zaev, will celebrate New Year's Eve together with the mayor of Thessaloniki, Yannis Boutaris, after having accepted a private invitation from the unconventional mayor. FYROM governmental spokesman Mile Bosnjakovski, spoke to the press on Wednesday, and...

"Greece is the last Soviet-type society and economy," Thessaloniki mayor Yiannis Boutaris said, explaining that in Greece many citizens expect everything from the state, avoiding individual responsibility. Boutaris said that Thessaloniki has opened its door to the Turks, because it...

Boosting investments in Macedonia and the creation of a Holocaust Museum in Thessaloniki was discussed in a series of meetings between U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, the regional governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas and city mayor Yiannis Boutaris on Friday. During...

Yannis Boutaris, the mayor of Thessaloniki sparked controversy with comments he made on Sunday as he publicly claimed to feel ashamed to be Greek. While at a meeting organized by former PASOK ministers Diamantopoulou, Ragousis and Floridis, mayor Boutaris said...

Besides the tension between Greeks and Turks that has been running deep for generations, lately, there has been many efforts to curb hostilities and develop a type of friendship between the neighboring countries on both social and economic levels. From incidences...

Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris is one of the 10 top mayors in 2014, according to the World Mayor Project. The aims of the international World Mayor Project, launched by the urban affairs research institute City Mayors Foundation in January 2004,...

The mayor of Thessaloniki, Yiannis Boutaris, met with Turkish Health Minister Mehmet Müezzinoğlu. During their discussion, Boutaris mentioned that there should be an open mosque in Thessaloniki, while he also added that he intents on turning Alaca Imaret and...

Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis held on to his seat in the 2014 Greek municipal elections leaving behind SYRIZA’s candidate, Gavriil Sakellaridis. Sakellaridis congratulated Kaminis late Sunday night after the results put Kaminis at 51.6 percent compared to 48.4 percent for...