Attica
Snow in the centre of Athens (photos-videos)
Large parts of the Attica region, including downtown Athens are covered in snow, causing disruptions in transports throughout the city. The Greek meteorological services (EMY) warned in an bulletin that the weather would deteriorate even further. Heavy snow started falling from 8pm in all the suburbs around Athens, even in seaside areas.
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TAIPED starts the year with marina bids
For state privatization fund TAIPED, 2017 gets under way with the concession of two marinas: at Pylos in the Peloponnese and Alimos in Attica. By the end of February, this should have been followed by the announcement the tenders for two more, on Chios and at Aretsou in Thessaloniki, and, afterward, another of Myconos.
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Athens airport had best year ever in 2016
Athens International Airport enjoyed its best year ever in 2016, as it served a total of 20.02 million passengers, adding 1.9 million passengers to its traffic from 2015, or 10.7 percent year-on-year.
December 2016 fared even better, with a 14.3 percent increase compared to the same month a year earlier.
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Cold front grips the country, bringing snow to many parts
The Ancient Theater of Epidaurus in the Peloponnese is seen blanketed in snow, as a cold front swept in across the country Thursday. In Attica, people woke up to snowfall, especially in the northern suburbs of Kifissia and Ekali, while downtown Athens and even the southern coast were also given a light dusting.
Traffic diversions in the capital
Authorities in Athens have announced that a number of traffic diversions will be in place this weekend due to special New Year's events taking place around the city.
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TAIPED proceeds with AIA and Cassiope deals
State sell-off fund TAIPED had two reasons to be happy on Thursday, as it looks set to secure the extension of the concession contract for Athens International Airport and to complete the deal for the concession of a plot at Cassiope, in the northern part of Corfu island, after almost four years of delays.
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Snow sweeps into Greece, dusting capital's center
Athenians woke up to a blanket of snow on Thursday morning, as a cold front that swept into Greece overnight affected most parts of the country and particularly higher altitudes.
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Share capital increase after Attica losses
The losses that Attica Bank, Greece's fifth largest lender, is expected to record at the end of the 2016 financial year will trigger a legal clause for the coverage of the bank's deferred tax assets by the Greek state via a compulsory share capital increase.
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Three trolley buses torched in downtown Athens
Three trolley buses were firebombed by unknown assailants near the historic Athens Polytechnic building in downtown Athens late on Monday, police said.
There were no passengers in the vehicles at the time of the attack and there were no reports of injury.
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Footbridges to be built over busy Athens roads
Six footbridges will be constructed over dangerous road crossings in Athens, the Infrastructure Ministry announced on Friday.
Minister Christos Spirtzis signed off on the 13-million-euro project and announced a tender.
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