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People parade in Giannitsa as if no bans and no pandemic (video)

October 21, 2020 CORONAVIRUS Comments Off on People parade in Giannitsa as if no bans and no pandemic (video)

Students, citizens and members of the Army and associations ignored the measures and bans of social gatherings due to the pandemic and staged a parade in the town of Giannitsa, the Regional Units of Pella in Central Macedonia. Holding Greek flags and playing military marches, they marched through the pedestrian …

EU Parliament adopted ban of single-use plastic, balloons “rescued” (poll)

October 24, 2018 environment Comments Off on EU Parliament adopted ban of single-use plastic, balloons “rescued” (poll)

The European Parliament voted to ban single-use plastic. With an overwhelming majority of 571 votes vs 53 against, MEPs backed the proposal aiming to reduce the estimated 150-thousand tons of plastic waste from Europe that ends up in the sea every year. Completely banned are to be plastic straws, cotton …

Ministry of Public Order bans meeting of police union at Exarchia Square

June 28, 2017 Greece, Politics Comments Off on Ministry of Public Order bans meeting of police union at Exarchia Square

Greek Ministry of Public Order decided to forbid a planned meeting by the police union at Exarchia Square. Citing reasons of “public safety” the ministry put an end to the controversial meeting scheduled to take place tomorrow Thursday in the Athens district which considered as “anarchists’ castle.” With its decision, …

Obama in Athens: troubles for drivers, commuters and protesters

November 14, 2016 Society Comments Off on Obama in Athens: troubles for drivers, commuters and protesters

The center of Athens will be locked down. Public gatherings and protest rallies will be banned in the area where US president Barack Obama and his entourage will move.Main Avenues and streets will be closed to traffic from time to time. 5,000 policemen will be deployed, 500 of them in …

Police bans protests and gatherings in downtown Athens / Apr 1-2/2014

March 31, 2014 Society Comments Off on Police bans protests and gatherings in downtown Athens / Apr 1-2/2014

General director of Attica Police banned gatherings and protests in downtown Athens on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 1st and 2nd 2014, due to the informal Eurogroup meeting and Ecofin in Zappeio. Invoking the presence of important political figures and senior officials, Greek police bans any protest and demonstrations 1. April …

Athens – Greek Presidency: police bans demonstrations due to EU VIPs on Jan 8/2014

January 7, 2014 Society 1

Greek police banned meetings and marches in Athens due to arrivals of European Union’s Very Important Persons (Van Rompuy, Barroso etc) on n January 8th 2014. the EU-VIPs will attend the official opening ceremony of the EU Greek Presidency. The police decision was taken for reasons of public safety, Greek …

Greek police bans public gatherings in Athens during German FinMin’s visit, July 18/2013

July 17, 2013 Society 1

Greek police issued a statement on Wednesday announcing the ban of public gatherings in downtown Athens due to the visit of German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble. Public gatherings and marches will be banned from 9 a.m. in the morning until 8 p.m. in the evening ‘due to security measures,’ police …

Merkel in Athens: Police Bans Protest Rallies in City’s Centre! Are We in State of Emergency?

October 8, 2012 Politics 17

The elderly recalled the days during the junta (1967-19674), when puppet government and the colonels were imposing bans on ‘meetings and gathering with participation of more than three people’. The decision of Greek police issued on Monday noon to ban protest rallies in downtown Athens during the visit of Merkel must have indeed caused …

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