Syntagma Square

Demonstrations have taken over the streets of Athens on Sunday May 22nd, while the plenary session of the Parliament is meeting in order to vote on the multi-bill regarding the latest austerity measures. The Unions marched towards Syntagma Square and...

Members of the PAME trade union occupied symbolically on Tuesday morning the main premises of the Finance Ministry Building at Syntagma Square, protesting against the "new measures in Social Security, taxation and foreclosures that turn against the workers." In an...

Thousands of farmers flooded Syntagma Square protesting against proposed security fund reforms in one of Greece's largest demonstrations in years. Farmers practically besieged the Greek Parliament where a harsh pension and tax draft multi-bill is to be tabled until the...

Greek farmers continue their protest actions against the security funds bill, determined to bring their tractors to the Greek Parliament on Friday, despite police ban. A mass rally of farmers, professionals and workers is planned for Friday at Syntagma Square...

Hotel Grande Bretagne, located in downtown Athens, was included among the seven of the world's most elegant hotels by Conde Nast Traveler. "If these walls could talk! Originally the mansion of a wealthy local aristocrat, throughout its 173-year history, this lavish property...

In December 1960, Athens was clean, shiny and wore its Christmas lights and decorations with gusto. Two great photographers, Costas Balafas and Dimitris Harisiadis captured the Christmas spirit in Athens, in brilliant color and artistic black and white. Athens had no need...

A bomb exploded on Tuesday morning causing serious damages at the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) offices in Athens. The explosion occurred at 3:35 am at Xenofontos Street, next to Syntagma Square, and the noise was heard kilometers away. Several...

The protest rally that started at 11am on Wednesday at Syntagma square culminated with protesters trying to enter the parliament courtyard and the police pushing them out. Over 5,000 farmers, livestock breeders, fishermen and food producers gathered at least one...

The general strike rally against austerity in Greece was marked by hooded individuals throwing firebombs at policemen and smashing shop windows in downtown Athens. The skirmishes started around 1:30 pm when hooded individuals started throwing molotov cocktails at riot police at...

A protest against the government's attitude toward the Pontic community was marred by an attack on New Democracy MP Giorgos Koumoutsakos. A group of people that had been attached to the Pontian and other protesters outside the Greek parliament suddenly attacked the Greek MP. The Panpontic Federation...