Mayor

Mitsotakis on Boutaris: Above all, he was a worthy citizen, a patriot of everyday life

Former Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris has passed away. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis paid tribute, remembering Boutaris as a "visionary mayor,"…

2 months ago

Thessaloniki Mourns the Loss of Visionary Former Mayor Yiannis Boutaris

Thessaloniki, Greece – Yiannis Boutaris, the transformative former mayor of Thessaloniki who reshaped the city's cultural landscape and championed progressive…

3 months ago

Greece's Stance on Presumption of Innocence in Beleri Case

Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis reiterated Greece's position on the case of Fredi Beleri, an ethnic Greek mayor-elect in the Albanian…

1 year ago

Notorious Greek Neo-Nazi gets 5-day prison leave

Ilias Kasidiaris is serving a 13-year sentence over crimes including murder. ATHENS: One of Greece’s most notorious neo-Nazis, believed to…

1 year ago

Greek Prime Minister sets Freddy Beleris mayoral appointment as precondition for Albania EU membership talks

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has set the appointment of imprisoned Greek-Albanian Freddy Beleris to his rightful position as mayor…

1 year ago

Lefkada: Xenophon Verginis was elected mayor for the first time at the age of 84!

As of Sunday, Xenophon Verginis, the new mayor of Lefkada for the next five years, was elected the first time…

1 year ago

BREAKING: Bus falls from Venice bridge, 'many victims', mayor says

A bus fell from a Venice bridge Tuesday night, resulting in “many victims”, the mayor of the northern Italian city…

1 year ago

Massive Fire near Alexandroupoli believed to be caused by lightning, says Mayor

The large fire has been raging since Saturday afternoon a few kilometers away from Alexandroupoli is due to lightning, said…

1 year ago

Greece's PASOK Party Calls for Legal Measures to Block Convicted Neo-Nazi from Mayoral Race

PASOK, the Panhellenic Socialist Movement, issued a demand on Wednesday for legislation to prevent an incarcerated former member of the…

1 year ago

Corfu deputy mayor says fires under control safe to come to island

The deputy mayor of Corfu says firefighters should have "finished" with the blazes by the end of the day. Speaking…

2 years ago

“Alexander the Great was never part of our history” says Mayor of Skopje

The mayor of Skopje Petre Shilegov said Greece and FYROM are showing a willingness to resolve the decades-old name dispute,…

7 years ago