Syntagma Square

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis may be one of the most sought after men of Europe but he hasn't changed his habits. Not only does he meet with heads of state with casual attire, but he also continues to live an ordinary life without bodyguards. Here he is at Syntagma Square, his belongings in a backpack rubbing shoulders with the ordinary citizens of Greece.

A pro-government rally, that has been organized via social media, will take place today outside the building of the Greek Parliament, in Syntagma Square, Athens, at approximately 18.00.

Out of a total of 330 Syrian refugees, among them children, sleeping rough on Syntagma Square for nearly three weeks, 50 have accepted an offer of shelter from the City of Athens and will be applying for asylum in Greece rather than continuing their protest in demand of papers allowing them to leave the country for northern Europe.

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis on Monday inaugurated the capital’s first “smart” bus stop, featuring electronic notice boards informing passengers how long they have to wait for their rides. He said that Line 224 connecting the neighborhood of Kaisariani with the Evelpidon main court complex will be the first of 100 such stops across Athens.

Civil servants in Attica will not start work before noon on Friday because of a stoppage called by their union, ADEDY.

The stoppage has been called so civil servants can gather outside the Council of State, where judges will hear ADEDY’s appeal against the public sector evaluation scheme.

A protest rally is due to take place in Syntagma Square at 7 p.m.

Tight security measures are in place for the swearing-in ceremony for Athens City Council on Friday afternoon as among those attending are Ourania Michaloliakou, who is the daughter of detained Golden Dawn leader Nikos Michaloliakos, and Ilias Kasidiaris, the spokesman for the neofascist party who has been granted a day's leave from pre-trial custody to attend the ceremony.

Folk dancers from Panama participating in Earthdancers, an international dance and music festival, performed in Syntagma Square, central Athens, on Wednesday.

In its fourth year, the festival began on Wednesday and is to run through Sunday with more than 300 dancers and musicians from nine countries participating in performances across Attica.

Public hospitals, health centers and ambulance services will be operating with emergency skeleton staff on Wednesday as workers join a nationwide 24-hour strike organized by civil servants' union ADEDY.

The European Commission on Tuesday approved a subsidy of 34 million euros for an ongoing project to extend the Athens tram from central Syntagma Square to the port city of Piraeus.

Traffic police will be closing off sections of the road network in central Athens on Sunday afternoon to clear the way for participants in the 4-kilometer "Live Well" race, which kicks off at Syntagma Square at 7 p.m.

The event is open to all members of the public, whether they want to run it, walk it, or ride their bicycles.