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Protesters gathering for rally against private universities, roads close

Students and teachers were gathering in the center of Athens on Thursday ahead of a protest against a government bill establishing private universities.

Hundreds of people have gathered at Propylaea and are expected to march to Parliament, prompting the police to impose traffic restrictions.

National Library Reading Room closed due to ceiling collapse

Researchers who want to use the spaces of the neoclassical Vallianeio building of the National Library of Greece on central Panepistimiou Street in Athens are now directed to the office of the general director, as the Reading Room remains temporarily closed after part of the interior ceiling fell, which testifies to the need for urgent action by the ministries of Education and Culture for its c

New day for Athens cinemas

Old-style cinemas of the type we had before the dominance of multiplexes are returning to the center of Athens.

In the next few years, and as long as all the business plans are implemented, both the Apollon and the Attikon cinema in Stadiou Street will reopen, while the Cine Ideal in Panepistimiou Street is expected to be drastically upgraded, and the Astor will regain its glory.

After Panepistimiou Street

I have observed the following: After the fiasco of the redevelopment of Panepistimiou Street in central Athens - the so-called Grand Walk - any project announced by the Municipality of Athens stumbles upon the suspicion of a portion of citizens regardless of their political leanings.

Surge of construction could transform city center

Construction activity in the center of Athens is booming, signaling a positive outlook for the Greek capital and raising expectations for its future. This column has previously reported on the emergence of fresh facades in Athens, gradually unveiled in central areas where post-war era buildings are being reconstructed.

Rallies in Athens following migrant ship sinking

Two separate protests were held in central Athens on Thursday evening protesting about the causes of the Pylos shipwreck tragedy.

Workers' unions gathered at Syntagma Square while leftist and antiracist organizations gathered at the old Athens University building on Panepistimiou Street, before marching through the city center.

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