Tag Archives: Athens

The Athens Municipality launched a pilot program to reduce the heat reflecting from asphalt in the summer months. On Sunday, municipality workers covered the first street with an innovative material called CoolSeal. The program is expected to lower summer temperatures in a city densely constructed with concrete buildings. The material …

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Workers at Athens Metro, Lines <2> and <3> will launch a work stoppage on Monday, June 25 2018. The work stoppage will start with the beginning of the morning shift and end at 09:00 a.m. After 9 o’clock the metro will operate as usual. There is no work stoppage or …

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World famous British singer Sting grabbed a broom and swept rain water off the stage of the ancient Odeon of Herodes Atticus on Saturday evening. The rain poured down short before the concert was to start. Wearing a trench coat, the music star had no problem to rush in aid …

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Garbage bags outside the large neighborhood bins have been piling up in Athens, Piraeus and the suburbs as the landfill of Attica remains close for eighth consecutive day. With 2,000 tonnes fresh rubbish to land daily on the streets, residents and business owners in the Greek capital have reached the …

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Workers at public transport means will launch two work stoppages this week to protest the closure of bus depot at Helliniko and cut backs in public transport means. The work stoppages will be held on Tuesday and Thursday. On Tuesday, June 19th 2018, buses will operate only between 9:00 a.m. …

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It was a powerful thunderstorm in Athens on Sunday afternoon and a strong rainfall that caused problems in large parts of the city and in broader areas of Attica Prefecture. Households and businesses experienced short power outages, other broken internet or cable TV connections. A thunder stroke one signal transmitter …

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One protester was injured during clashes with police outside the Greek Palriament in Athens on Saturday. Clashes started early in the afternoon and continued until in the night, during and after the no-confidence vote against the government over the Macedonia agreement. Again and again, groups of protesters tried to raid …

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Greek police arrested fugitive Artemis Sorras in a house in Alimos suburb of South Athens on Saturday. The self-proclaimed “billionaire” had grown a beard and long hair and at times he was going around pretending to be a priest, some media report. The arrest followed a tip off, police sources …

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Two parents punched and injured two members of the Parents Association at an elementary school in Sepolia, West Athens. Reason for the ‘anger outbreak’ was the fact that the Parents Association at the 144th Elementary School had allowed members of the Pakistani Community to help with the feast organization. The …

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Yellow cabs are back on the streets of Athens, after drivers suspended the 24-hour strike on Thursday afternoon, June 14th 2018. The powerful lobby of taxi drivers had earlier reached an agreement with Transportation Minister, Christos Spirtzis, to not cancel the clause the would allow the return of Uber. Taxi …

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Greek police has arrested two people for the attack at the building of the Hellenic American Union (HAU) in Kolonaki district of Athens on Tuesday. An 26-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman were arrested on charges of property damage, theft, bodily harm and insubordination. Police detained the two, after a …

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Late on Tuesday, taxis drivers decided to launch a 24-hour strike on Wednesday, June 13th 2018. The strike will start at 6 a.m. In an extraordinary meeting the union of taxi drivers decided to launch the strike denouncing that Greece’s “creditors want the return of Uber.” In a statement the …

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Buses and trolley buses in Athens will not operate from 12 o’ clock noon until 5 o’ clock afternoon on Thursday, June 14th. The work stoppage is to take place following a decision by the union of workers at the the Athens Urban Transportation Organisation (OASA). Reason for the stoppage …

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A smart part of the Greek Parliament was lit up in rainbow colors on Saturday night to honor Athens Pride 2018. It was a symbolic move with the aim to pass the message of ‘respect diversity and human rights’ to the citizens. The lighting followed an initiative by Parliament Speaker, …

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There has been much of a debate in recent years about allowing filming in the Acropolis for commercial purposes. A lot of bureaucratic and tax obstacles as well as fears on damaging the ancient archaeological site have scared away international film productions. It was just in the last months that …

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A 57-year-old woman has been depriving several Greeks of thousands of euros promising them high work places at the embassies of the United States and Israel in Athens, against a fee, of course. In the two years the fraudster was in operation she has collected more than 280,000 euro, police …

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Workers at Proastiakos train in Athens and broader Attica will launch several work stoppages and one 24h-hour strike  respectively on Thursday and Friday, June 7-8, 2018. The workers’ mobilization will affect also the  Metro link to and form the Athens Airport. June 7, 2018 Work-stoppages 05:00 am – 08:00 am, …

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The new eco-friendly straws have arrived in Athens. Already several cafes, bars and restaurants seem to have started using them, as the era of the plastic straws is over. The new straws are reportedly made of pressed paper although it is not clear whether they are made of recycled paper. …

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Ferries and ships will remain docked and flight schedules will be cancelled or delayed on May 30th 2018 following a call for a general strike by major workers and employees unions. Public and private sector unions umbrellas ADEDY and GSEE have called on a general strike to protest “the continuation …

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Several wild boars have been spotted wandering around in the streets and outside homes  in the suburb of Ekali in North Athens. According to locals, the pack consists of up to 14 animals, among them, there are boar families with young piglets. The wild boars normally come out of the …

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