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Athens Preparing for Over 200 Festivities Over the Christmas Holidays

More than two hundred and forty music and theater events, street performances, art exhibitions, games and educational programs will take place in Athens as part of the Greek capital’s Christmas celebration. The municipality aims to spread the holiday spirit...

Equity Investment Forum Taking Place in Athens

Representatives of the industry told a two-day Equity Investment Forum which began on Monday in Athens.Venture capital has significantly contributed to supporting and developing Greek enterprises since the start of the specific market in Greece,  The forum is organized...

Greek Economy Minister Presents Funding Tools to Support Innovation, SMEs

Greek Economy Minister George Stathakis on Monday presented the funding sources which the government planned to use for the return of the economy towards innovation and export business activity. Addressing an Equity Investment Forum in Athens, Stathakis said that "in...

13 People Arrested in Central Athens Clashes

Thirteen people, including six minors, were arrested on Sunday in clashes that erupted during the march for the anniversary of Alexis Grigoropoulos who was murdered by a policeman seven years ago. Of those arrested twelve are Greeks and one...

Fires and Clashes with Police Mark Anniversary of Grigoropoulos Murder (video)

The seventh anniversary of the murder of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a policeman was marked with fires and clashes with the police in Athens. The skirmishes started after the end of the protest rally organized by anarchist factions in memory...

24 Hours in Downtown Athens

Some of the fascinating and maddening metropolis of Athens can be discovered in 24 hours. Bounded on three sides by Mount Hymettus, Mount Parnitha and Mount Pentelicus, apart from Parthenon’s 2500-year-old honey-color marble columns, has much more to offer. If you...

Privacy Authority Allows Installation of Security Cameras Inside Athens Metro Trains

Greece 's independent privacy regulator, the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) gave the Athens metro company STASY permission for the first time to install security cameras inside 17 new metro trains serving lines 2 (Anthoupolis-Elliniko) and 3 (Agia Marina-Doukissis...

Attacks and Molotov Cocktails in the Center of Athens

Shortly before 13:00 pm around 30 masked men attacked police officers with stones damaging shop windows in the center of Athens during demonstrations by the General Confederation of Workers of Greece (GCWG)  and the Civil Servants Supreme Administrative Council (CSSAC)....

Record Number of Greek Startups to Take Part in Equity Investment Forum

More than 300 business plans from Greek startups, developing small and medium-sized companies from a very wide spectrum of business activity have been submitted at the Equity Investment Forum, which will be held on Dec. 7-8 in Athens, the...

Greek Actor Minas Hatzisavvas Passes Away at 67

Beloved Greek actor Minas Hatzisavvas passed away on Monday, November 30 after being hospitalized at Evangelismos Hospital in Athens. Over the last few days, the 67-year-old actor had remained hospitalized, after falling into a coma caused by a serious...