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European Commission intervenes in tender for Faliro Indoor Arena
The tender that the Hellenic Public Properties Company (ETAD) has proclaimed for the concession of the Faliro Indoor Arena, where the Athens 2004 Olympics tae kwon do events were hosted, is heading for an extension.
Museum housing shackled skeletons on track
The Culture Ministry has announced that a tender will be completed in the next few months for the selection of the contractor who will construct the museum/shell that will protect and showcase an ancient mass grave discovered in 2016 during digging at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center at Phaleron (present-day Faliro) Delta, south of Athens.
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Attack with gas canisters at entrance of apartment building
An apartment building in Palaio Faliro, southern Attica, was targeted on Sunday at dawn.
According to the police, unidentified persons placed gas canisters at the entrance of the apartment building at approximately 3.30 a.m.
The explosion blackened the building's entrance. The police found remains of flammable material containers at the scene.
Pulp to play Athens Release festival next year
Britpop pioneers Pulp will headline Release Athens 2024 festival on June 20, organizers revealed on Wednesday.
No additional artists have been officially confirmed for next year's festival, which will take place at Water Square in Palaio Faliro on the southern coast of the capital.
Tickets will go on sale on Friday at 12 p.m. - you can buy yours here.
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Woman seriously injured after being hit by car
A woman was seriously injured on Thursday afternoon when a car moving at high speed hit her while she was waiting to cross the street in southern Athens.
The incident took place outside the Metropolitan Hospital in Neo Faliro when the driver, while travelling from Piraeus towards Glyfada, lost control of his vehicle, crossed in the opposite direction and hit the woman.
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US aircraft carrier anchors in Faliro Bay
America's youngest and biggest aircraft carrier has made an imposing sight after dropping anchor in Athens' Faliro Bay near the Port of Piraeus, en route to Souda Bay on Crete from the Adriatic and Ionian seas, on Thursday.
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Scientists say 50 beaches are clean, 7 are not in southern Attica
Scientists from the Center for Ecological Research published on Thursday their annual evaluation of the beaches in the southern coast of Attica.
The microbial analyzes in seawater taken from 50 beaches from Piraeus port to Vouliagmeni showed that 43 are clean but seven are unsafe.
New healthcare services for cruise passengers launched at Piraeus
Athens Medical Group and its Thessaloniki-based branch, the European Interbalkan Medical Center, return this week to the Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum for a third time, as part of the tertiary healthcare provider's efforts to inform the maritime community about the launch and expansion of office and healthcare facilities in port and waterfront destinations where it caters to the medical needs of
Municipalities clash with regional authority over Faliro Bay project
A war has erupted between the southern Athens municipalities of Moschato-Tavros and Kallithea and the Attica Regional Authority over the redevelopment of Faliro Bay.
The Faliro saga
The interminable delays and setbacks in the radical reconstruction of the broader Faliro Bay area and particularly the road network along the capital's southern coast are indicative of the slipshod manner with which many major public investment projects are still being treated.
When the regional administration changes, planning also changes.
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