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New Mayor of Athens in Paris to Observe City's Sanitation Techniques

Kostas Bakoyannis, the new mayor of Athens, took a lightning-quick visit to Paris on Monday, just one day after he was sworn in, to see how the French capital handles sanitation and rubbish collection, the City of Athens announced...

New Mayor of Athens Kostas Bakoyannis Sworn in at Plato's Academy

The mayor-elect of Athens, Kostas Bakoyannis, was sworn into office on Sunday evening at Plato's Academy in Athens. The new mayor of the Greek capital decided to hold the official ceremony in this open space as an important symbolic gesture. He chose the...

Kostas Bakoyannis Elected New Mayor of Athens

Kostas Bakoyannis, the candidate officially supported by Greek opposition party New Democracy, won the race to become Athens' new mayor in the second round of the local and regional elections which took place on Sunday. According to preliminary results and...

New Interim Mayor of Athens Elected After Kaminis Resignation

George Broulias was elected on Wednesday afternoon as Athens' new interim mayor, following the resignation of George Kaminis several days ago. Broulias was elected by Kaminis' municipal group with eighteen votes from the city's local council; Epameinondas Lamprakakis, the president...

Mayor of Athens Says He Will Not Seek Re-election

The Mayor of Athens, Georgios Kaminis, announced on Wednesday that he will not seek re-election for a third time in the 2019 municipal elections scheduled for May. He said that two terms are enough. "We have proven how much we respected...

55 Artists, Thinkers and Architects Send a Letter to the Mayor of Athens

"Letters to the Mayor: Athens," is the name of the current exhibition in Taf art house, in Monastiraki, where artists present their ideas and suggestions for a better city. The "Letters to the Mayor" exhibition is a touring exhibition in...

Athens’ Mayor Sparks Controversy Projecting Greek Flag in Pink

The mayor of Athens, Haris Doukas, decided to project an artwork of a Greek flag in pink colors on the occasion of International Women's Day on Friday. A few months ago, the flag had been exhibited in the Consulate General...

Ecumenical Patriarch “Building Bridges,” Say Mayors of Athens, Istanbul

Kostas Bakoyannis, the mayor of Athens, paid a joint visit, with Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu, to the city's Greek Orthodox Patriarchate on Friday.

Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis Remembers His Politician Father, Murdered 31 Years Ago

Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis posted a picture on social media with his father, Pavlos, who was murdered 31 years ago today by the November 17 terrorist group. "You may have flew away thirty-one years ago, but every day I touch...

Golden Dawn MP Convicted of 2013 Attack on Athens Mayor

The mayor of Athens has welcomed a four-month suspended jail sentence for a far-right lawmaker convicted of trying to assault him. Georgios Kaminis tweeted: "Neo-Nazis and fascism before justice. This is the road." A lawmaker for the far-right Golden Dawn party, Giorgos Germenis,...

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...

Athens, Skopje Mayors in Joint Appeal Over 'Macedonia' Dispute

The mayors of the capital cities of Greece and FYROM appealed on Thursday for a viable solution to the naming dispute between the two countries. In an article published in leading newspapers in Greece and FYROM, Giorgos Kaminis and Petre Silegov...

Island Mayors and Residents in Athens Protest over Migrant Overpopulation

Residents and officials from three eastern Aegean islands have demonstrated outside Greece's ministry for migration, protesting the increasingly precarious and overcrowded conditions for newly arriving migrants and refugees. The mayors of Lesvos, Chios and Samos, along with dozens of locals,...

Greek Politicians, Athens Mayor Condemn Lawyer's Murder

Politicians and the mayor of Athens have unanimously condemned the murder of prominent lawyer Michalis Zafeiropoulos, some expressing worry over security in the  capital. President of the Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, phoned Zafeiropoulos' family to express his condolences, and described the murder...

Athens Mayor on Leadership Bid for Centre-Left Coalition Party

Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis has announced his intention to run for the leadership of the centre-left coalition party, Democratic Alignment, an attempt to gather all socialist-leaning parties under one coalition umbrella. With procedural deadlines still a little sketchy, the Athens...