Yiannis Boutaris

On September 6, representatives of the Hellenic Police, the Fire Brigade and Coast Guard hosted a rally in the White Tower of Thessaloniki, the second biggest city in Greece, shouting slogans, to express their opposition to wage and pension cuts. At...

The Rehabilitation Centre Oasis in Thessaloniki on Sept. 20 will present a music performance featuring the works of one of Greece's greatest poets, the C.P. Cavafy- By Heart and Singing from the group Cavafy of Ano Syros. As 2013 has...

Half of the bank accounts of the Municipality of Thessaloniki have been blocked by a legislative act by the Greek Ministry of Finance, because the municipality has not given stamp duty to the tax office for 17 consecutive years. The...

With the slogan “Free spirits, Free bodies,” the 2nd Pride Parade will take place in Thessaloniki under the auspices of the city’s Municipality, from June 14 to 15. Music,            photography and theater events, as...

Thessaloniki’s Mayor Yiannis Boutaris,  during a reception hosted by the city  for 8th Academic Meeting Dialogue between Judaism and Orthodox Christianity, said that, "I don’t go to church, but I deeply believe in God" without elaborating on the reason. He...

A gay pride parade scheduled for June 14-15 has drawn the ire of Bishop Anthimos who said he has  collected 20,000 signatures against the “sinful” event who want it cancelled. “If it is not cancelled, they cannot guarantee that nothing...

Bishop Anthimos of Thessaloniki is blaming Yiannis Boutaris for his attitude on the Gay Pride Festival. Vehemently opposed to the scheduled homosexual festival on June 14 and 15, which will take place in Thessaloniki, the Bishop urged Thessalonians to keep...

The Mayor of Thessaloniki Yiannis Boutaris talked in an interview in the radio station Palmos 96.5 and said he supports the Gay Parade in Thessaloniki but not the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party that has 18 seats in Parliament. “I have...

“This Greek hero slays monsters of the fiscal variety” is a story in the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail about the Lefitst Mayor of Thessaloniki, Yiannis Boutaris, 71, who has relatives in Toronto. As a result of his work...

Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Omer Celik met with Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris, in Ankara and thanked him for his sensitivity over the protection of Turkish and Ottoman artifacts in Thessaloniki. Boutaris told Turkish reporters about the construction of...