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Over 10,000 march in Athens to mark the anniversary of the 1973 student uprising

Thousands marched in Athens to commemorate the 1973 student uprising that helped end Greece’s military dictatorship.

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Greeks mark anniversary of 1973 Polytechnic uprising

Thousands in Athens commemorated the anniversary of the 1973 Polytechnic uprising with memorials and marches amid heightened police security.

Earth News

Why does Greece continues to bury its rubbish and recycle very little?

The waste problem is particularly critical in Athens and the wider area of the Greek capital.

Earth News

Greece puts in place a plan to immediately bolster water supplies

Climate change and the drought "threaten" Athens with water scarcity for the first time in 30 years. The emergency plan aims to avoid this.

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Greece

Greek plan to ban protests at Tomb of Unknown Soldier sparks backlash

Opposition parties claim the move is an attempt to stop anti-government rallies from taking place at the site.

Earth News

Athenian embrace urban beekeeping to support local ecosystems

Nikos Chatzilias extracted 500 kilograms of honey this year from approximately 1.2 million bees, spread out across 30 hives on 7 rooftops.

Travel News

Athens Airport hit by delays as air traffic controllers limit flights

Athens Airport is facing delays after air traffic controllers limited the number of flights they handle.

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WATCH: Pro-Palestinian protests held across Greece over Gaza war

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in Athens’ Syntagma Square on Sunday as part of nationwide protests calling for an end to the war in Gaza.

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WATCH: Protesters in Athens call for end to war in Gaza

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in central Athens on Thursday, rallying against the ongoing war in Gaza and demanding greater humanitarian aid for the besieged enclave.

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Wildfires hit Greece’s mainland and islands, forcing evacuations

Greek firefighters battled fierce wildfires on Thursday as flames near Athens and on the island of Crete forced thousands to flee their homes and holiday resorts.

Greece

Firefighters race to contain wildfires burning in Greece and Turkey

Greek authorities ordered precautionary evacuations due to a wildfire near the port of Rafina, about 30 kilometres east of Athens.

Cinema

Nia Vardalos returns to her roots with Greek-language debut

Nia Vardalos, star and writer of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, is bringing her acclaimed play Tiny Beautiful Things to Athens — and will perform in Greek for the first time. Euronews Culture sat down with Vardalos ahead of her Athens performance.

Europe News

Bomb explodes near national train company office in Athens

The explosion comes amid widespread public anger over the 2023 Tempi railway disaster in which 57 people were killed when a freight train and a passenger train heading in opposite directions were put on the same track.

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Greece marks Independence Day with military parade and ceremonies

Marking the 1821 War of Independence, Athens hosted a military parade, church services, ceremonial gun salutes, and a flag-raising at the Acropolis, attended by national leaders.

Art

Greek lawmaker arrested for attacking ‘offensive’ paintings in Athens

Nikolaos Papadopoulos, of the small right-wing, ultra-religious Niki party, attacked the paintings in The National Gallery - Alexandros Soutsos Museum. The exhibition includes works that caricature religious icons and themes.

World News

Activists demand gender-equality in International Women's Day protests

Hundreds of thousands of women participated in rallies around the world on Saturday to commemorate International Women’s Day and advocate for equality and the end of gender-based violence.