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Government takes swipe at new Athens mayor over tree dispute
Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis took a swipe at the newly elected mayor of Athens, opposition PASOK-backed Haris Doukas, on Tuesday over his stance towards a dispute concerning a public park in the downtown Athens district of Exarchia, where residents are protesting the removal of trees by the contractor building the capital's metro extension.
Occupiers removed from another university building
Another space occupied for almost 20 years by non-academics at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) was returned to the institution on Thursday, after a police operation.
Kathimerini understands there are still three spaces under occupation on the premises of the iconic institution, on the Zografou campus and on Patission Street.
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The great AI debate: What does the future hold?
The Greek scientific elite of artificial intelligence gathered north of the capital in the suburb of Agia Paraskevi on Monday to discuss how this emerging technology can be harnessed and the transformative changes it brings to everyday life and across scientific fields.
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Police squad attacked near Thessaloniki university
A squad of riot police officers was attacked on Wednesday afternoon near the Biology Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
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Historic university at the mercy of violent vandals
The National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) finds itself in the grip of vandals who refuse to show any sign of respect for the historic institution, whose halls, columns, bulletin boards and every corner are almost always covered in ugly graffiti, hinting that the battle for the protection of public buildings appears to be a losing one.
University occupations spreading around country
Students and pupils are expressing anger over the train collision in Tempe, northern Greece on February 28 with occupations and mobilizations at universities nationwide.
In Athens, occupations are form around the emblematic university buildings in the city center by student groups.
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Nine Aris club fans convicted in soccer violence incident
Nine fans of soccer club Aris were handed suspended prison sentences ranging between five to nine months for their involvement in violent clashes that took place ahead of a basketball game in Thessaloniki in August 2019.
Greece campus police plan met with protests
Police have used tear gas to disperse crowds at a rally in Athens organized to protest plans to set up a state security division at university campuses.
Mass gatherings are banned under current lockdown rules imposed because of the pandemic, but members and supporters of student and left-wing groups joined a rally Thursday near parliament in central Athens.
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Scores arrested in Exarchia on Grigoropoulos anniversary
Police said on Monday that 399 people were detained in the central Athens neighborhood of Exarchia on Sunday during commemorations for the 12th anniversary of the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy by a police officer.
Of these, 143 were arrested and charged with violating the ban on gatherings to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Small rally held on site of teen's killing in downtown Athens
A group of anti-establishment youths held a protest rally against police violence in the downtown district of Exarchia on Monday evening, a day after the anniversary of the killing of a teenager by a police officer 12 years ago.