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Greece
Athens is Closed for "Farmers Day"
All roads leading to central Athens are blocked by police forces who are checking vehicles in an effort to stop farmers from driving their tractors to Syntagma Square for the major protest rally set to take place on Friday...
Culture
Athens, Greece Illuminated by Christmas Lights
The official countdown to Christmas started last night in Athens, with the annual lighting ceremony and a performance by famous Greek singer Sakis Rouvas in Syntagma Square.
“This Christmas, Athens will send a message of solidarity, peaceful coexistence, and mutual...
Greece
Athens to Officially Welcome Christmas Season on Thursday
Athens mayor will give the signal for the official illumination of the city of Athens ahead of Christmas and New Year's celebrations on Thursday November 19.
Two groups of the Philarmonic Band of the municipality of Athens will start a...
Greece
Thousands of Greeks Rally in Central Athens Against Austerity
A rally was in full swing on main Syntagma square in Athens on Wednesday evening where thousands of Greeks gathered to support the government in its ongoing negotiations with the country’s lenders.
With the main slogan being “We take negotiations...
Greece
Greeks Gathered for a Different Kind of Parade in Downtown Athens
Thousands of people gathered in Syntagma, downtown Athens, Greece, despite the rain, to watch the annual military parade in honor of the Greek Independence Day, celebrated on March 25. The parade took place in the presence of the President of...
Greece
More Tourists, More Hotels in Athens Center!
It appears that the increase of tourism in Greece will lead to the creation of more hotels in the Athens city center and especially in the capital's main squares, Syntagma and Omonoia.
The Greek Ministry of Defense has decided to...
Greece
Nationwide Farmers Rally Tomorrow in Athens
According to the farmers union, about 1,000 farmers from Crete are expected to depart tonight from the ports of Heraklion and Chania to Piraeus to participate in the nationwide farmers rally that will be held on Friday in Syntagma...
Greece
Thousands Rally Against Suspensions
The big rally that took place on September 18 at Syntagma in Athens, Greece, by the Civil Servants’ Union, ADEDY, where numerous protesters had gathered against the plan to suspend and fire public workers, was converted into an anti-fascist...
Greece
Hundreds Rallied in Athens to Protest Austerity Measures
Greek indignant returned to protest austerity outside the parliament building for first time after several months on Sunday evening with a symbolic rally which ended in minor scuffles with police forces.
"Poverty, unemployment, suicides. Enough is enough," was the main...
Greece
Why We Are All Destroying Greece
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Greece, why did we destroy everything at Syntagma? The stairs, the benches, the camps that people had created protesting against a government that was voted by the people and then couldn't live up to its promises....