Pro-Palestine protesters clash with police in Athens
Pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with police in Athens Tuesday, when some among the 1,000-odd crowd attempted to scale the gates of the Egyptian embassy, at the capital’s Syntagma Square.
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April 26, 2024 Paris organizers receive Olympic flame in Athens ahead of relay
The Paris Olympics flame has been formally handed to French organizers in the all-marble stadium in Athens where the first modern Games were held in Athens in 1896.
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GREECE
April 25, 2024 Borderline Festival | Athens | April 26-28
For more than a decade now, the Borderline Festival has been defying dystopian narratives, urging audiences to explore new realities through music. This year’s theme of “magical realism” invites collective participation, blending sounds from diverse genres at venues including the Kypseli Municipal Market (42 Fokionos Negri) from 5.30 to 8.30 p.m. on April 26 and […]
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EUROPE
April 7, 2024 Von der Leyen launches election campaign in Athens vowing to ‘fight back’ Putin’s EU friends
EU Commission chief and centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) candidate for the European Elections Ursula von der Leyen, vowed to “fight back” far-right “Putin’s friends” who wish to “hijack” Europe’s future.
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TOURISM
February 25, 2024 A million US visitors in Athens
Athens has developed into a booming 12-month tourism destination, and its biggest market is the US, a new survey is showing.
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GREECE
February 15, 2024 Farmers to drive tractors into Athens on Tuesday
Representatives of disgruntled farmers have decided to drive their tractors into Athens on Tuesday after the government failed to meet their demands, particularly the request for tax-free diesel fuel, according to reports.
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SPORTS
February 6, 2024 Olympic sailors arrive in Athens from all over the world
Sailors from all over the world have been arriving in the coastal suburb of Kalamaki in Athens in recent days to compete for qualification for the Olympic Games sailing events in Marseille in the summer.
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ECONOMY
December 15, 2023 Athens seeks more EU funds for migrants, climate
The European Union needs to commit more resources to controlling migration and tackling the impact of climate change, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in comments as he arrived for an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday.
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GREEKS ABROAD
November 23, 2023 Athens gets into the holiday mood
Central Athens was imbued with a festive atmosphere on Thursday, as the 17-meter Christmas tree in Syntagma Square was lit by the mayor of the Greek capital, Kostas Bakoyannis.
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GREECE
November 3, 2023 First Greek citizens from Gaza arrive in Athens
Greek citizens who had been trapped in Gaza since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas have begun arriving at Athens International Airport.
