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Children Return to East Attica Summer Camps after Deadly Fires

The voices and laughter of children were heard once again on Sunday at the City of Athens summer camps in Aghios Andreas, that reopened after the deadly fires that destroyed neighboring Mati. All summer camps in Agios Andreas were evacuated...

Athens' Digital Lab Aims to Change Greek Capital Through Technology

The newly established City of Athens' Digital Lab has chosen four teams of young entrepreneurs, giving them technological and financial support to implement programs that will improve life in the capital. Entrepreneurs were asked to submit ideas that would tackle...

Athens, Skopje Mayors in Joint Appeal Over 'Macedonia' Dispute

The mayors of the capital cities of Greece and FYROM appealed on Thursday for a viable solution to the naming dispute between the two countries. In an article published in leading newspapers in Greece and FYROM, Giorgos Kaminis and Petre Silegov...

Christmas Tree Lights Up in Athens

The Christmas season officially kicked off in Athens on Tuesday after city mayor Giorgos Kaminis lit up the Christmas tree in Syntagma square, shortly after 7pm. "Christmas and New Years are days of joy and hope. It is an opportunity...

Center-Left Party Election Participation Seen as Protest Against Gov't Performance

The mass participation of Greek citizens in the new center-left party election, is seen as a demonstration against the SYRIZA-ANEL coalition government, said PASOK MP Andreas Loverdos, on Monday. Speaking on SKAI radio on Monday morning, Loverdos said that the...

Candidates for New Center-Left Party Present Views on Post-Election Coalitions

The nine candidates for the leadership of the new center-left party to be formed, presented their views on coalitions during their first public debate on national broadcaster ERT on Monday. With the two major parties leading the race in opinion polls;...

Capital Link Forum Addresses Corporate Social Responsibility

The 7th Annual Capital Link Corporate Social Responsibility Conference held in Athens on Thursday gathered an esteemed crowd of about a 1,000 attendees. The conference was entitled "Investing in Development -- The New Face of CSR" and was held...

Number of Refugees Living in Athens Squats on the Rise

More than 2,500 refugees and migrants are living in squats in Athens occupied by anarchists and so-called solidarity groups, Kathimerini says. The owners of the occupied building have appealed to police and the City of Athens but to no avail,...

66% of Athens' Citizens Say Migrants Don't Cause Problems

Approximately 18,000 refugees are now in Athens, the mayor of the Greek capital Giorgos Kaminis on Wednesday said during the presentation of the Hellenic Observatory's surveys. The three surveys were carried out at the Eleonas accommodation centre as well as...

Athens to Host Prestigious Art Show 'Documenta 14' in City Squares

Athens’ municipal council approved on Thursday the use of central squares by the artists of the “Documenta 14” modern art exhibition, part of which will be held in the Greek capital in April. “Athens will be at the center of...