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EU Vice President Georgieva Visits Greek Refugees Center at Eleonas

Vice President of the European Commission responsible for the Budget and the Human Resources Kristalina Georgieva visited on Monday the temporary hosting migrants and refugees center at the Athens district of Elaionas. In her statements Georgieva underlined "My plea to...

Athens Preparing for Over 200 Festivities Over the Christmas Holidays

More than two hundred and forty music and theater events, street performances, art exhibitions, games and educational programs will take place in Athens as part of the Greek capital’s Christmas celebration. The municipality aims to spread the holiday spirit...

Athens Now Has a Digital Museum About Plato

An entirely different museum opened in Athens, Greece with a focus on being digital and dedicated to Plato, the great philosopher of the antiquity. The museum was inaugurated on Thursday in the presence of Athens mayor Giorgos Kaminis and former...

Athens, Greece Illuminated by Christmas Lights

The official countdown to Christmas started last night in Athens, with the annual lighting ceremony and a performance by famous Greek singer Sakis Rouvas in Syntagma Square. “This Christmas, Athens will send a message of solidarity, peaceful coexistence, and mutual...

Athens to Officially Welcome Christmas Season on Thursday

Athens mayor will give the signal for the official illumination of the city of Athens ahead of Christmas and New Year's celebrations on Thursday November 19. Two groups of the Philarmonic Band of the municipality of Athens will start a...

City of Athens to Participate in World Cities Day Festivities on Saturday, October 31

Athens will participate in the celebrations for the World Cities Day on Saturday October 31 with a series of events. The Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE), devoted to the effective promotion of the City of Athens, is embracing the occasion of...

Municipal Police Officers Set to Reappear in the Greek Capital

Municipal Police officers will reappear in the Greek capital on October 26th, after a two year absence. The New Democracy-PASOK-DIMAR coalition government had abolished the municipal police units across Greece in the summer of 2013 to cut down on spending costs. However, in 2014 the...

33rd Athens Marathon Breaking New Record in Athlete Participation

Athlete participation in this year's 33rd Athens Marathon held on November 8th is expected to reach new record highs, the president of Greek athletics federation (SEGAS) Kostas Panagopoulos said at a press conference on Thursday. The Athens Marathon is...

Athens Mayor Calls For Empty Military Camps to Host Migrants and Refugees

Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis discussed the potential for a new reception center in Athens, while also during an interview with SKAI. Kaminis warned that the Victoria Square in the center of Athens must not become a refugee settlement again. Thousands...

Greek Govt Has No Plan for Refugees Who Went to Athens Instead of Thessaloniki

Greek ship "Eleftherios Venizelos," carrying 2,440 refugees to Thessaloniki, changed course and arrived to Piraeus Port on Thursday morning. The ship was carrying Syrian refugees from Kos, Kalymnos, Leros and Mytilene to Thessaloniki Port in northern Greece. From there, they would be transferred by...