August 30, 2024
Society, Very Mix
The Municipality of Alexandroupolis has been included in the “WHO Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities” network of the World Health Organization, the municipal authority in north-eastern announced on Friday. It is the first municipality in Greece to become a member of the network. “The Municipality of Alexandroupolis takes …
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July 8, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Authorities in Athens dismantled a criminal organization extorting business owners in the city’s center to avoid administrative fines and inspections. Police have arrested 14 people, including nine public officials and members of the municipality police. The suspects face multiple charges, including forming a criminal organization, extortion, and bribery. It is …
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April 25, 2024
Greece, Politics
A new incident of violence between elected politicians, this time not in the Parliament but at the level of local administration. A municipal councilor punched in the face the deputy mayor of the municipality of Nikaia suburb of Piraeus on Thursday morning. The victim was taken to the hospital as …
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April 1, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Τhe Athens Municipality has postponed a concert scheduled under the auspices of the Israeli embassy for security reasons, Mayor Haris Doukas announced on Monday. The concert was scheduled to take place on April 29. The postponement of the concert by the musical ensembles of the Organization of Culture, Sports and …
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July 24, 2023
FEATURED, Social, Society, weather
A municipality worker died of heatstroke while on duty on Sunday, the hottest day of 2023, so far. His employers knew that he had multiple health problems, belonged to a high risk group and he should not work outdoors during the heatwave. The 49-year-old man had to open a playground …
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July 5, 2023
Society, Very Mix
A legislative act to deploy members of the Fire Service and the Armed Forces to assist the ambulance Service (EKAV) has been published in the official gazette on Tuesday. The decision taken by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has triggered negative reactions not only by EKAV personnel but also by firefighters …
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February 17, 2023
FEATURED, Social, Society
The Health Ministry and the prosecutor against life crimes in Thessaloniki have ordered ordered an urgent investigation into the causes of the death of a 2.5-year-old girl at a municipality nursery of the city in northern Greece.. An employee at the Agios Stylianos nursery found the girl with severe breathing …
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January 9, 2023
Society, Very Mix
From January 1, 2023, citizens and professionals of Athens have the opportunity for fast and effective services during their transactions with the municipality of Athens after the completion of the digitization of the municipality’s agencies. The digitization of the total of the municipality’s agencies until the end of 2022 was …
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October 30, 2022
Economy
Municipal taxes in Athens will be reduced by 5% across the board, Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis said in an interview to Skai TV on Saturday. The mayor said that he would introduce the measure during the city council meeting in order to “relieve and support citizens – this winter will …
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October 20, 2022
animals, FEATURED, News
Kittens and cats, one color, two colors, multi-colors… Furry friends in Athens waiting to offer non-stop cuddles in permanent loving homes. They are waiting for you on Cat Adoption Day, October 23, 2022. Young and a bit older, cute girls and vivid boys, even some with special needs. They are …
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August 9, 2022
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
A picture from the iconic shipwreck beach, the Navagio on the island of Zakynthos is stirring the spirits in Greece on Tuesday. The picture shows a pile of trash, including water bottles, beer cans and God knows what else on top of each other or next to each other is …
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March 2, 2022
Economy
The City of Athens has filed a lawsuit against a private electricity supplier for deliberate overcharges in municipality fees that are collected via the electricity bills. The company has been doubling the rate of calculating the fees private citizens and businesses have to pay per square meter of home or …
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February 22, 2022
animals, FEATURED
Animal Welfare NGO “Save a Greek Stray” filed a lawsuit against the two dog kennels run by the Municipality in Sparti for the appalling conditions in which some 400 animals are being kept. The lawsuit has been filed “against anyone responsible for the crime of animal abuse in both kennels …
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October 9, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
The City of Athens has launched an information campaign about the Covid-19 pandemic for migrants and refugees in 12 languages. In a statement on Thursday, the Municipality said that the campaign will be supported by closer cooperation with migrant and refugee communities which participate in the Council for the Integration …
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September 7, 2020
Greece
Sixty school cleaners were excluded form hiring this school year because of law change that now requires that they must have Greek language certificates and have Greek citizenship. According to the teachers’ union Parthenon, the cleaners were excluded from hiring in schools within the Municipality of Athens and they worked …
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August 24, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Tourism
Authorities on the island of Santorini are on alert seeing tourists arriving from Paros and Mykonos where strict measures have been imposed due to epidemiological load. Local authorities plan to distribute face masks free of charge to Greek and foreign visitors arriving on the island and strengthen controls to avoid …
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April 8, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Several municipalities in Greece have prepared plans to bring the Holy Fire on Resurrection Saturday to citizens’ homes and so to avoid crowding outside churches even though this is strictly forbidden with the lockdown restrictions. The plan looks simple: citizens will leave lanterns outside their homes, municipality teams will distribute …
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October 22, 2019
Strikes
Municipality workers across Greece have launched a 48-hour strike in order to protest government plans to hand over to private investors part of municipality services. The strike on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 22-23, 2019, already shows its first impact with garbage bags to piling up especially in the big cities …
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June 25, 2019
environment
Authorities at the Municipality of Athens are on high alert and took preventive measures due to strong winds blowing in the area and high temperatures that increase the risk of wildfires. Access to green parks including the National Garden in the center of Athens as well to forest areas like …
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June 3, 2019
Greece
The new system of the so-called “simple proportionality” in the municipality elections is depriving winning mayors of the absolute seats majority in local councils and forces them into alliances. In 58 municipalities winning mayors have fewer seats in the city councils than the opposition. In Thessaloniki, for example, the new …
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