Thessaloniki

The union of archeologists in Greece (SEA) has expressed its concern over the recent appointments of the Central Archeological Council (KAS)...

According to an informal vote that was held in eleven municipalities in Thessaloniki, 98% of voters are against the privatization of the EYATH, the city’s public...

The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki unveiled a Holocaust memorial in a ceremony on Thursday in order to commemorate the city’s Jewish community...

The police are searching for a 59-year-old Tunisian man who opened an illegal job center in Athens and Thessaloniki, through which he cheated over 100...

A police operation in Thessaloniki resulted in the arrest of two people, aged 35 and 15, who appear to be involved in the trafficking of refugees and immigrants...

The International Day Against Fascism and Racism on Saturday the 22nd of March will be celebrated in Greece, with a number of antifascist demonstrations...

The police announced that it has arrested a 30-year-old priest from Lagada, Thessaloniki as the “mastermind” of a gang which would extract money from...

The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) revealed a 28.8% increase in international arrivals over the first two months of 2014, compared to last ...

The former treasurer of the Municipality of Thessaloniki Panagiotis Saxonis has made new allegations on the 10th day of the appeal trial of former mayor Vasilis Papageorgopoulos. According to Mr. Saxonis’ latest allegations, the former general secretary Michalis Lemousias decided the amount of funds that were going to be embezzled from municipal coffers on a […]

The appeal of former Mayor of Thessaloniki Vasilis Papageorgopoulos continues for an eighth day in session. Mr. Papageorgopoulos was convicted in 2013 for his involvement in an embezzlement scam in the Municipality of Thessaloniki. Mr. Papageorgopoulos’ defense attorney will cross examine the main prosecution witness, financial inspector Anastasia Tsempera. Papageorgopoulos’ defense team has argued that […]

Farmers from Imathia have taken the initiative to begin setting up road blocks on the Athens-Thessaloniki national highway, with the vice president of the Spontaneous Farmer Movement Kostas Lioliopoulos warning that farmers in Crete will soon join the struggle. So far about 30 to 40 roadblocks are being set up on the national highway, with […]

Attiko Metro, the company that has undertaken the construction of the Metro subway system of Thessaloniki, has expressed its satisfaction with the Central Archeological Council’s (KAS) decision to approve the return of antiquities to the “Venizelos” station that were discovered during construction. The company explained that the decision came after much debate and deliberation with […]

The appeal of former Mayor of Thessaloniki Vasilis Papageorgopoulos, who was convicted in 2013 of embezzling millions of euros from municipal funds, continued today with the examination of financial inspector Anastasia Tsempera, who performed a management audit on the municipality. The defense attorney of the former general secretary Michalis Lemousias, Alexis Kougias, accused Tsempera of […]

A 30-year-old man who claimed to have a hand grenade in his pocket and threatening to blow himself up in front of the White Tower of Thessaloniki has been arrested by the police. Police negotiators were called out to the White Tower and after a few hours managed to apprehend the 30-year-old man. It has […]

The appeal case of former mayor of Thessaloniki Vasilis Papageorgopoulos resumes today, after it was postponed last week due to time restraints. Mr. Papageorgopoulos was found guilty of embezzling 18 million euros from the municipal treasury and was convicted to life imprisonment in February 2013. The former Mayor of Thessaloniki has consistently maintained his innocence […]

The Felony Appeal Court of Thessaloniki will begin examining the appeal launched by the city’s former mayor Vasilis Papageorgopoulos, who was convicted for the embezzlement of 18 million euros from municipal funds. The former mayor of Thessaloniki, former general secretary Michalis Lemousias and former municipal treasurer Panagiotis Saxonis were convicted to life imprisonment in February […]

A massive car pile-up on the old regional high way of Thessaloniki, at the Efkarpia junction, has brought traffic to a near standstill, after multiple cars crash into each other at about 8.30 this morning. So far there have been no injuries reported, only extensive damages to the vehicles. Traffic police is currently coordinating and […]

The Doctors of the World and a number of activist groups are holding their fourth annual appeal for children in need, by setting up a Christmas milk tree in Athens, Thessaloniki, Patra and Chania. With the financial crisis firmly entrenched in Greece they humanitarian needs have skyrocketed in recent years, prompting the Doctors of the […]

The Rector Synod which is taking place in Thessaloniki continues today with the discussion and debates focused on the financed and operation problems related to the Ministry of Education’s suspension plans. In the evening the Rectors will hold a press conference to report their findings and conclusions. Today’s discussions are focused on the financial problems […]

With temperatures expected to drop even further this winter and an emergent environmental and health catastrophe, the Ministry of the Environment is looking into options in order to ensure that vulnerable households retain their electricity supply. One of the Minister Yannis Maniatis’ proposals is to introduce a 50-cent levy on all DEI customers in order […]