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The union representing Greece's municipalities voted against passing their cash reserves to the Bank of Greece after a government decree that was issued last month. Giorgos Patoulis, mayor of Maroussi and President of the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece...

Greek municipalities held an emergency meeting earlier today in Athens after the government ordered the country's public sector operations to transfer excess funds in a common account to the Bank of Greece (BoG) in a dramatic attempt to cover its...

Greek government cuts across the board in most areas will mean some 40,000 pre-school children won't be able to go to nursery schools because of a lack of money for local municipalities. From now until August 2, families can submit...

Athens Mayor George Kaminis was assaulted on Sunday by suspected staff unionists, his office said, amid protests over job cuts tied to Greece's bailout rescue. Kaminis, who appears willing to cooperate with the government to execute the measures, was attacked...

Thessaloniki’s Leftist Mayor Yiannis Boutaris, who earlier said he could operate the city with half its staff, now has refused government orders to lay off workers as demanded by international lenders, a stance that has other mayors across Greece...

Schools in northern Greece run the risk of being closed in the coming days because they haven't enough money to pay for heating, the City Councils Union, or KEDE, said. Temperatures in northern Greece have dropped 10 degrees C (50...

Greece's mayors are due to meet on Aug. 30, a day after scheduled talks with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, to decide whether to take any protest action over further cuts to their budgets. The mayor of the Athens district of...