The iconic former mayor of Thessaloniki, a winemaker and founder of wildlife and bears sanctuary “Arctouros”, Yiannis Boutaris passed away at 82 late on Saturday. A cosmopolitan and sui generis politician and activist who open the doors of the conservative city and society in northern Greece and loved by the …

Three more men have been identified to have participated in the mass attack against the mayor of Thessaloniki, Yiannis Boutaris, last Saturday, Greek police announced late on Thursday. The three men are aged 43, 44 and 67. They face charges for insult and disruption of public peace. They are to …

The Misdemeanor court in Thessaloniki found guilty three men for the attack against the mayor of Thessaloniki, Yiannis Boutaris. The court sentenced one 20-eyar-old and a 36-year-old to 14 months imprisonment and the second 20-year-old to 21 months. The sentence is suspended for 3 years for the two 20-year-olds. There …

The attack on Mayor of Thessaloniki, Yiannis Boutaris has shocked the democratic world in Greece and abroad. Equally shocking has been the hate speech and incitement to violence by an -unfortunately- large portion of Greeks on social media. And not only. Several diaspora Greeks, poured their poison against Boutaris on …

A video isolated from the plethora of footage posted on internet in the last two days, proves that the attack at the mayor of Thessaloniki, Yiannis Boutaris, was well organized and had little to do with “a spontaneous action by indignant citizens” angry about Boutaris’ statements, the economic situation in …

Two people have been arrested as suspects participating in the attack against the mayor of  Thessaloniki, Yiannis Boutaris.  The two are a 20- and a 36-year-old man who has been known to police for thefts, media report adding that police has identified another eight persons from the rich attack footage …

Dozens of furious members of the far-right spectrum, an angry mob attacked mayor of Thessaloniki, Yiannis Boutaris, during an event  to commemorate the massacre of Pontus Greeks by Turkey in the beginning of 20th century.They kicked the 75-year-old mayor if when he fell on the ground. No arrest so far. …

Mayor of Thessaloniki Yiannis Boutaris has proposed the change of the name of the international airport “Macedonia” in the city of Northern Greece. It should be named “Nikos Galis,” he said claiming that tourists arriving in the city believe they arrive in Skopje and FYROM. Speaking at a meeting of …

The Mayor of Thessaloniki Yannis Boutaris triggered uproar on Sunday when he publicly said that he is ashamed to be Greek. “I am ashamed that I am Greek because when I go abroad I am treated as if I were a leper,” Boutaris said at a meeting organized by former …

Greece’s highest administrative court, the Council of State (CoS), has given the green light for the temporary removal and repositioning of the antiquities unearthed during excavation work for the Thessaloniki metro in northern Greece. With the majority of a single vote (13-12) the judges of the CoS approved the removal …

Mayors engaging in diplomacy and foreign missions is proving to be great boon for many municipalities in Greece. Cities in border regions in Greece have been engaging in diplomacy and foreign missions for years. While local authorities are of course not entitled to the right of conducting any foreign policy, …

The announcement by Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, to remove the antiquities from the ancient archaeological site from the metro station <Venizelos>in Thessaloniki  so that the metro works proceed in fast speed has triggered a storm of reactions in the second biggest city of Greece. Citizens have launched a petition to …

The public prosecutor has ordered preliminary investigation into the legal framework for the operation of Lime scooters in the city of Thessaloniki, Northern Greece. The investigation follows a lawsuit submitted submitted by a citizen. Assigned with the investigation is the local Traffic Police that has to explore whether there is …

Mayor of Thessaloniki, Yannis Boutaris, announced on Friday that he is determined to  implement the anti-smoking law by the book and will impose fines to owners of restaurants, cafeteria etc as well as to their smoking customers. “Until Easter we will inform the entrepreneurs and then, with the minimum [law …

Left-wing SYRIZA is calling on progressive powers of the center left to unite against the extreme right. At the same time, a newly established movement called GEFYRA (Bridge) is calling mainly on KINAL (PASOK) to join the front of progressive powers. Aim of the call is to form a wide …

For one more time, the Jewish Memorial Cemetery in Thessaloniki became the target of vandals. The unknown perpetrators violently unripped and broke the marble plaques. The Jewish Memorial Cemetery is located in the court yard of Thessaloniki University Campus. The Memorial stands on the old Jewish Cemetery that was destroyed …

The cause of death of  Zak Kostopoulos remains ‘undetermined’ the coroner who conducted the autopsy  said on Monday afternoon. The 33-year-old man was brutally beaten last Friday noon by a jeweler and another man after he allegedly went to rob the jewelry shop in Omonia in the center of Athens. …

SYRIZA lawmaker Petros Konstantineas was beaten and slightly injured by a group of people over the Macedonia issue. The incident took place outside the hangout of  ‘Bulldogs’, supporters of local football club “Blck Storm” in Kalamata, Peloponnese, on Sunday afternoon. The MP had just left a football match and was …

New Democracy leader, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, expelled the mayor of Argos from the conservative party over an anti-Semitic rant.  For one more time, Mayor Dimitris Kambosos had lashed out at his colleague, the mayor of Thessaloniki, Yannis Boutaris. Criticizing Boutaris over his stance on national issues  the Macedonia name dispute as …

Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, admitted that he has been governing in the last three years following creditors instructions. He hopes in the last year before the parliamentary elections in October 2019, to finally manage to implement his own program and plan. Speaking to reporters during a meeting with mayor …