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Maverick Mayor of Thessaloniki Yiannis Boutaris Calls It a Day (video)

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 Boutaris Declines Run for Third Term

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...

Vandals Deface Thessaloniki Mayor Boutaris' Apartment

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...

Thessaloniki's Mayor Boutaris to Run for Third Term

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...

Boutaris Tells Greek PM Thessaloniki Attack was Pre-Planned

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...

Athens Mayor Defends 'Patriot' Boutaris After Airport Gaffe

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...

Thessaloniki Mayor Boutaris: 'Greece Is the Last Soviet-type Society and Economy' (video)

"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...

U.S. Ambassador Pyatt, Tzitzikostas and Boutaris Discuss Boosting Investments, New Holocaust Museum

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...

Mayor Boutaris Hopes New İzmir-Thessaloniki Ferry Will Help Greek-Turkish Social and Economic Relations

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's Boutaris Among World's Top 10 Mayors

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,...

Boutaris: 'Turks Are Our Brothers, Europeans Our Partners'

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...

Municipal Election Results: Kaminis Remains Athens Mayor; Boutaris in Thessaloniki

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...

Boutaris Recites Cavafy For Oasis

The Rehabilitation Centre Oasis in Thessaloniki on Sept. 20 will present a music performance featuring the works of one of Greece's greatest poets, the C.P. Cavafy- By Heart and Singing from the group Cavafy of Ano Syros. As 2013 has...

Boutaris Allows Muslim Call to Prayer

It was a little after 4 in the morning on August 9, when the psalm by the young imam from Xanthi, Greece, was heard from Yeni Mosque in Thessaloniki, inviting all Muslims living or visiting as tourists the city...

Boutaris Backs Pride Parade

With the slogan “Free spirits, Free bodies,” the 2nd Pride Parade will take place in Thessaloniki under the auspices of the city’s Municipality, from June 14 to 15. Music,            photography and theater events, as...