Twenty new conventional, electric bicycles will be used by municipal police cyclists to patrol the streets of Athens to increase safety and to encourage the use of this environmentally friendly mode of transport.
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On the occasion of World Cycling Day, Athens mayor Kostas Bakogiannis together with Greek Environment and Energy Minister Kostis Hatzidakis, cycled from Kotzia Square to Zappeion. World Bicycle Day is a chance…
The City of Athens and its Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis are on a mission to clean up the Greek capital, with authorities from Athens Municipality announcing that a far-reaching graffiti clean- up project…
Omonia Square’s makeover is almost complete and will be presented to locals and visitors by the end of next week, announced Athens’ Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis on social media on Thursday. The square’s…
The second Christmas tree that was placed in Exarchia Square in Athens on Friday after the previous one was torched, was destroyed in the same manner a few hours later. It is believed…
Athenians have officially marked the Festive Season for 2019, as the annual Christmas tree at Syntagma Square, in front of the historic Greek Parliament lit up last night. The event has kicked…
Athens’ Lycabettus Hill, an iconic landmark on the Athens landscape, and Omonia Square in the city centre are undergoing a major overhaul designed to make it safer and more attractive to visitors…
Municipal workers in Athens are currently on a series of strikes causing garbage to pile up on the streets of the Greek capital. Unions announced a protest campaign on Monday, as they…
Over 30 thousand Athenians participated in the 11th ‘Greece Race for the Cure’ which is part of the world’s largest walking and running event that strives to fight against breast cancer. The…
On September 23, 1989, two gunmen from the November 17 terrorist group shot and killed New Democracy MP and journalist Pavlos Bakoyannis. The 54-year-old was shot at least six times as he…
Greek police on Thursday removed over 230 illegal migrants, including dozens of children, from two squats in the Greek capital, as part of a clean-up drive initiated by Greece’s new government. According…
*Athens' new Mayor Kostas Bakogiannis Athens’ newly elected mayor Kostas Bakogiannis and several ministers gathered on Thursday to discuss foundations of productive coordination and cooperation between the government and Athens municipality, to…
In the hope of decongesting the heart of Athens’ centre and to improve the overall experience for residents and tourists, Athens Municipality announced it will be installing a smart parking system. Budgeted at 497,950 euros,…
The Greek government has approved Greece’s first crematorium, which will be built in Athens after the Environment and Energy Minister George Stathakis signed a decision, allowing for construction of the cremation facility.…
The Municipality of the city of Athens has announced that this year’s New Year’s Eve party will be held in the district of Thissio instead of Constitution Square as was the case…
Athenians have officially marked the Festive Season for 2018, as the annual Christmas tree at Syntagma Square in front of the Greek Parliament was lit up last night. The event has kicked…
Athens Mayor George Kaminis announced major projects for the improvement of Lycabettus Hill and has called for tenders. Spefically Kaminis has put forth four projects for improving access and structures on the…
More than 5,000 children each year attend daycare centres owned by the Municipality of Athens said the Mayor of Athens, George Kaminis during his visit to one of the seventy-two centres today.…
The mayor of Athens will be visiting Skopje today following an invitation by his Skopje counterpart Petre Shilegov to sign a cooperation agreement between the two cities. Kaminis and Shilegov had met…