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Thousands March Through Thessaloniki for the Pride Parade
More than 13,000 people participated in the 2017 Thessaloniki Pride parade, which concluded this year's festival held over four days, with the slogan "It's a matter of education".
Participants gathered at the city's emblematic White Tower and marched through the...
Business
Economy Ministry Preparing Bill to Support Startups Based on the Italian Model
The ministry of economy and development is working on a new draft bill to help startups grow, based on the Italian model, Economy Minister Dimitri Papadimitriou said, during a visit at the Alexander Innovation Zone (AIZ) in Thessaloniki, Greece.
Papadimitriou...
Greece
Thessaloniki Mayor Boutaris: 'Greece Is the Last Soviet-type Society and Economy' (video)
"Greece is the last Soviet-type society and economy," Thessaloniki mayor Yiannis Boutaris said, explaining that in Greece many citizens expect everything from the state, avoiding individual responsibility.
Boutaris said that Thessaloniki has opened its door to the Turks, because it...
Greece
The 36th Book Festival of Thessaloniki Opens in Thessaloniki
The 36th Book Festival of Thessaloniki opened on Saturday in the presence of Alternate Environment Minister Sokratis Famellos and Alternate Education Minister Kostas Zouraris, former ministers, MPs, Central Macedonia regional governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas and other officials.
"It is an event-institution...
Greece
Violent Clashes in Thessaloniki and Athens Between ND's Youth Party DAP-DNFK and Masked Youth
Today violent clashes in Thessaloniki and Athens broke out between masked youth and university students affiliated to New Democracy's youth party, DAP-DNFK.
The incidents took place at both the Theological School at the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki and outside the...
Greece
Bus Strike in Thessaloniki Continues for Ninth Day in a Row
Thessaloniki's public transport buses will stay parked in their depots for the ninth day in a row on Tuesday after staff in the city's public transport organization OASTH decided to continue strike action that began on May 15.
OASTH employees...
Greece
Excessive Speed Blamed for Fatal Train Crash in Adendro, According to Report
A preliminary report into the causes of the fatal train crash in the village of Adendro, near Thessaloniki, Greece, last week confirmed it was due to excessive speed, a preliminary report delivered to Infrastructure Minister Christos Spirtzis showed on...
Greece
Second Victim of Blue Whale Internet Game in Greece has Parents Alarmed
A 14-year-old girl was the second recorded victim in Greece of the dangerous Blue Whale game played in the social media.
The new victim is a teenage girl who inflicted serious wounds on herself with her parents believing that she...
Culture
'Anastenaria' Fire-Walking Festival in Lagada,Thessaloniki From May 21-23
The town of Lagada near the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki will once again revive the old tradition of fire-walking, known locally as "Anastenaria," for three days on May 21-23.
The festival will coincide with the religious feast of Constantine...
Greece
Thessaloniki Transport Workers' Strike not Illegal, Court Finds
A Thessaloniki first-instance court on Wednesday rejected a request by the Thessaloniki public transport company's (OASTh) management for a temporary injunction declaring a strike by its workforce illegal.
The court said that the management's request had no basis in the...