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Your Guide to Serifos
Rugged and serene, Serifos is only two and a half hours by fast ferry from Athens
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Shots fired inside downtown Athens bar
Police in Athens are investigating an attack on a bar near downtown Omonia Square that took place on Monday evening.
The incident involved two armed assailants who entered the bar on Acharnon Street just before 8 p.m. and fired their guns into the air, in an apparent act of intimidation. No one was injured.
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Armenian PM sees new impetus in regional dynamics
The recent visit by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to Athens and the subsequent visit by Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias to Yerevan comes as a result of the boost in bilateral relations, while diplomatic circles stress that the strengthening of cooperation between the two countries affects the wider regional dynamics.
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Armed Forces’ Independence Day parade concludes in Athens
The annual parade of the Armed Forces for Greece's March 25th Independence Day concluded on Monday after passing the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in front of Parliament at Syntagma Square, where President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and political and military officials were gathered.
The parade also drew a crowd of thousands of onlookers waving Greek flags and cheering the troops on.
Archaeological museum unveils twin babies stele for first time
As part of its "Unseen Museum" program for showcasing some of the wonderful pieces kept in its massive storage spaces, the National Archaeological Museum of Athens is presenting the "stele of the twin babies" for the first time.
Greece celebrating Independence Day
Students will be taking part in parades all over Greece on Monday to mark the 203rd anniversary of the 1821 revolution against Ottoman rule.
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March 25th: Traffic regulations for the parades in Athens and Thessaloniki
The parade in Athens starts at 11:00 and in Thessaloniki at 12:15 where traffic regulations are also in place
Golden Visa turns 10 – and what a decade it’s been
It was a networking lunch at a modern taverna in the downtown Athens district of Kolonos, bringing together a building contractor, two buyers, an architect, a journalist and an intermediary, from Lebanon, Syria and Sweden, while also including two Greeks.
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Homeownership in Greece declined 11.3% in 2005-21
A new economic reality has emerged in the Greek housing market amid the prolonged financial crisis, with a notable portion of the nation's residential inventory now under the ownership of institutional or foreign investors. This trend is underscored by statistical data, revealing an 11.3% decline in homeownership rates from 2005 to 2021.
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Student parade held in Athens to commemorate War of Independence
The traditional student parade to mark the anniversary of the outbreak of the Greek Revolution in 1821 has been held in Athens.
Crowds of spectators lined the streets to watch the parade, which passed the reviewing platform in front of Parliament on Syntagma Square.
Officials attending included Education Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis and Athens Mayor Charis Doukas.