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Rouvikonas attacks social security collection office in Athens
A group of anti-establishment protesters smashed windows, glass counter partitions and computers at a downtown Athens branch of a state insurer on Thursday morning.
Albania passes law for protection of minorities for first time
The Albanian parliament passed a law for the protection of minorities in the country during a session late Friday night. With 102 in favour and 10 against out of a total of 140, the neighbouring county’s MPs passed the relevant law for the first time in its history after it became a democracy following the fall of the communist regime.
Thessaloniki Food Festival | Athens | October 7 & 8
The Thessaloniki Food Festival is coming to Athens this weekend to bring the northern city's celebrated culinary heritage to the capital. Organized by SoulFood Thessaloniki, the festival will be held on Kotzia Square across from City Hall in downtown Athens, and invites visitors to sample the multicultural flavors of the north that have been shaped by the region's rich history.
Petit Paris d’Athenes 2017
Music, visual arts and photography exhibitions, street art, theatre and variété, street performances and performing arts, lectures, “tables rondes” and “rendez-vous sociaux”, educational programs, pétanque and other games will be hosted by the 5th edition of the festival Petit Paris d’Athènes, in Athens’ city center, from October 5, 2017 to October 17, 2017.
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Petit Paris d'Athenes | Athens | October 5-15
The fifth annual Petit Paris d'Athenes festival, which celebrates the long cultural and historical bonds between the two cities with music, theater and street art performances, dance parties, art exhibitions, discussions, educational programs and other activities, is taking place in the Greek capital through October 15, organized by the Athens Art Network.
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Albania: Extreme Nationalists terrorize the Greek Minority of Northern Epirus!
The, by now well-known, Albanian extreme nationalist Tahir Veliu and his minions targets Albania’s Archbishop Anastasios for the first time and demands from the official authorities to expel him from the Albanian territory as an undesirable person!
Don't Follow the Wind | Athens | To May 14
Chim Pom, Kenji Kubota, Eva & Franco Mattes and Jason Waite have brought artistic and political project "Don't Follow the Wind" to Athens as part of the Fast Forward Festival.
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Two downtown streets set for pedestrianization
All vehicles are effectively banned as of Saturday from Vyssis and Kairi, two side streets leading off Athinas in the Monastiraki area of downtown Athens, as plans to pedestrianize more of the Greek capital get under way.
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Farmers protest in Athens, but leave tractors at home
Some 2,000 disgruntled farmers arrived in Athens on Tuesday to protest tax and social security hikes, but desisted from driving their tractors and pick-up trucks into the city center as some had suggested would happen last week.
Streets in downtown Athens to close Sunday morning for race
A running event to be held in downtown Athens on Sunday will result in traffic restrictions in the city center from 6 a.m. to noon.
Vehicles will not be allowed on Alexandras Avenue, the stretch of Patission Street between Aghiou Meletiou Street and Omonia Square, or on Tsocha Street for the duration of the Runners' Avenue race, organized by the Panathinaikos soccer club.