Markopoulo

Three killed in separate road accidents

Three people were killed and one person was injured in separate traffic accidents late on Thursday and early on Friday morning in Attica.

At around 8.30 p.m., a bus struck a 49-year-old cyclist, who was originally from India, on the Metamorfosi-Ano Patisia route in Nea Filadelfia. The cyclist was transferred to hospital, where he subsequently died.

One bidder for Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Center

The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (TAIPED) announced Tuesday it had received one bid for the long-term lease of part of the former Olympic Equestrian Center of Markopoulo in eastern Attica, where the equestrian events during the 2004 Olympic Games were held.

The bid was submitted by APLEKTON Holdings Co. Limited.

Privatization agency signals intent to proceed with several tenders for properties, infrastructure around Greece

Greece's privatization agency (HRADF) has signaled an intent to prepare and push forward with international tenders for a handful of state-owned and managed assets, even over the summer season, including for the Attiki Odos tollway in the greater Athens urban area and the sell-off of another 30 percent of the Athens International Airport.