Giorgos Kaminis
Opposition criticizes ex-Supreme Court president's posting to PM's legal service
Greece's main opposition party, New Democracy, on Tuesday expressed serious concerns over the appointment of recently retired Supreme Court president Vassiliki Thanou to the head of the prime minister's legal department, calling the decision a "dark page for democracy."
Athens mayor in Kassel for documenta14 phase two
Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis will attend Saturday's launch of documenta 14 in the German city of Kassel, the traditional home of the art exhibition, where it is to run until September 17.
For the first time in the exhibition's 60-year history, documenta was held outside its traditional home, premiering in Athens on April 8, where it is to continue until July 16.
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Athens Mayor nixes neo-Nazi event
Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis has emphatically refused to grant permission to extreme-right party Golden Dawn to stage an event at the Chorofylaki park in the suburb of Goudi.
"There is no way that Golden Dawn will be granted the park," Kaminis told a meeting of the city council Thursday.
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Greeks in Germany boost Athens social services with big donation
In a joint initiative with a clinic in the German town of Bremerhaven, German citizens of Greek descent have boosted the City of Athens's social services with 200,000 euros' worth of donations, it emerged Thursday.
More than 2,500 refugees live in Athens squats
In Athens, thousands of refugees and migrants remain in buildings occupied by so-called solidarity groups. The response property owners or their lawyers receive when they go to police stations in a bid to get the problem dealt with is that this is being tolerated for now as a "political decision.
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City of Athens and church to deepen cooperation
Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis and the head of the Church of Greece, Archbishop Ieronymos, Thursday signed a memorandum of cooperation on "social solidarity and cohesion."
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Athens hires a chief digital officer
Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis on Thursday announced the appointment of a chief digital officer, who will be responsible for upgrading the digital capacity of the city's public services.
"Our aim is to better serve our citizens and the business world with results and transparency," said Kaminis as he introduced Constantinos Hambidis as the man who would fill this new position.
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Athens eyes rise in visitor numbers
The Greek capital will see a fresh rise in tourism this season, according to data presented to the media on Thursday by Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis and Aegean Airlines Vice President Eftychis Vassilakis.
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Record arrivals in Athens in 1st 3-month period
The percentage of arrivals in Athens rose by 14% in the first 3-month period, according to data presented in a joint press conference by the city’s Mayor George Kaminis and the vice-President of Aegean Airlines, Eftychios Vasilakis. Athens achieved an all-time record number of arrivals in 2016 with 4,6 million travellers compared to 4.2 million in 2015.
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Athens mayor calls for fair nationwide distribution of migrants
The Greek capital is hosting just under one-third of some 60,000 refugees and migrants who should be more fairly distributed around other parts of the country, Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis said on Wednesday.