Attica regional authority
Damage to Aegina water pipeline ‘no coincidence’
The Attica Regional Authority has attributed the latest damage to the underwater pipeline for Aegina island in the Saronic Gulf to sabotage.
It was the fourth time that the pipeline has suffered damage and now there are indications that an explosive device was used.
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Paving of Athens thoroughfares to end next week
The repaving of Syngrou and Kifissos avenues in Athens which is currently taking place during the night hours will be completed before August 10, the Attica Regional Authority said on Thursday.
Syngrou, linking central Athens with the southern coast, and Kifissos, the national highway leading to and from Athens, are being repaved between 9 p.m. and 6 p.m. in both directions.
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Family awarded 310,000 euro over Mati fire death
A family was awarded 310,000 euros in compensation on Thursday for the death of a woman during the Mati wildfire in 2018. This was the second ruling of a three-member Court of First Instance in Athens.
The woman died at sea, drowning while she was attempting to escape the lethal fires.
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Piano City comes to Athens
Pianist Elke Robersscheuten performs in the National Garden of Athens on Friday as a part of the three-day Piano City Athens Festival which ends on Sunday.
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Municipalities clash with regional authority over Faliro Bay project
A war has erupted between the southern Athens municipalities of Moschato-Tavros and Kallithea and the Attica Regional Authority over the redevelopment of Faliro Bay.
Lockdown barely makes a dent in traffic
Despite warnings from experts about the proliferation of the novel coronavirus in the Greek capital and the new hard lockdown, commuters and motorists continue to be a headache for the government as it seeks to reduce public mobility.
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Authorities brace for snowfall
Bags of road salt piled up next to some winter service vehicles on the premises of the road maintenance department of the Attica Regional Authority in Kapandriti, north of the capital, during an inspection by Regional Governor Giorgos Patoulis Thursday.
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Neo Faliro to get tram back after almost a year
The suburbs between Neo Faliro and Alimos on Athens' southern coast are expected to get their tram service back by the end of January.
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Medical aid sent to ethnic Greeks in Albania
Pharmaceutical supplies and medical equipment were sent on Wednesday to ethnic Greeks in Albania by the Attica Regional Authority and the association representing relatives of soldiers that died on the Albanian front during World War II.
The supplies were handed by the Consul General of Greece in Gjirokaster, southern Albania, to the medical center of the municipality of Dropull.
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Lycabettus Theater makeover to build on mythological aesthetic
The makeover planned for the area surrounding the Lycabettus Hill theater in central Athens will focus on highlighting the rocky landscape and the sweeping views of the capital, according to Topio7 architecture and landscape design firm which recently won the competition to undertake the project.