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Aegean Opens Wings to Budapest

Aegean Airlines have announced the launch of a direct flight from Athens to Budapest. The two capital cities  have been reconnected by air months after Hungary's national airline Malev went bust. According to data from Hungarian tourism organizations - many...

Two New Metro Stations Open In Athens

More than 50, 000 passengers daily are expected to use the two new metro stations in the western suburbs of Athens, the neighborhoods of Peristeri and Anthoupoli, making it easier to get into downtown in under 13 minutes from...

U.S. Visitors To Greece Up 40%

With Greece counting on tourism to rebound after a disappointing 2012 in which people stayed away in droves in the aftermath of protests, strikes and riots against austerity measures making it difficult to get around the country, officials said...

Athens Mayor Says More Mosques Coming

Athens Mayor George Kaminis said the pending opening of the first official mosque in Greece, being built in Athens by the government, will pave the way for more, as many as two or more in each district of the...

Greek Crisis Inspires Woody Allen Film

One of the greatest American directors, the legendary Woody Allen, will complete the cycle of films he has directed based on the most historic cities in Europe, with a movie-anthem dedicated to Athens. According to Greek media reports he...

Explosion Damages Greek Nightclub

Police were investigating the origins of an explosion at the Embati nightclub in northern Attica in the early hours of April 3, the newspaper Kathimerini reported. While the venue suffered extensive damage no injuries were reported. Embati is situated...

Greek Diaspora MP's Push Greece΄s Recovery

As Members of Parliament of Greek descent around the world are intensifying action aimed at helping Greece΄s economic recovery, Deputy Foreign minister Costas Tsiaras hosted a working dinner for the board of the World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association (WHIA), currently...

Balkan Wars' Centennial Exhibit In Athens

To mark the centennial anniversary of the Balkan Wars outbreak, the Hellenic Parliament Foundation for Parliamentarianism and Democracy is hosting an exhibit The Unknown Front of the Balkan Wars: The Administrative Incorporation of the New Lands. The aim of this...

Big Students' Protest Against Athena

There was tension at the students' demonstration outside the Parliament, in protest of the changes the Athena project will implement to Universities. Students burned the EU flag and the police made use of tear gas. A little after 4...

Bomb Explodes in Central Athens

Greek police say a bomb has exploded near the Acropolis in central Athens, but it was not immediately clear what the target was and whether anybody has been hurt. The explosion outside a ship owner's house Nikos Tsakos occurred at...