In response to the incident, the Minister of Maritime Affairs, Vassilis Kikilias, ordered an official inquiry by the Hellenic Coast Guard to investigate the circumstances and determine responsibility.

To accommodate passengers during the closures, the Athens Mass Transit System (OASA) has introduced a temporary circular bus route, X12.

Cloud cover will gradually increase, initially over western parts of the country and later across the rest of the mainland

Special provision is made for individuals who received vouchers under the previous “Recycle – Change Water Heater” initiative but never redeemed them.

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Specifically, vehicle circulation is being gradually suspended from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. in the municipalities of Egaleo and Haidari, and until 11:00 a.m. within the City of Athens.

The implementation of Security Plans across all universities was described as an urgent priority

The area has since been cordoned off as investigators from the the Organized Crime Directorate work alongside bomb disposal units to collect evidence from the scene.

"The reopening of the school is not a bilateral issue," diplomatic sources emphasized this week, highlighting the symbolic and strategic significance of Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis’ recent three-day visit to Istanbul.

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Athens will be mostly sunny with a few early clouds in the north and east

“In the summer of 2026 the safe Athens–Thessaloniki line will be completed.”

A joint flyover involving two C-130 transport aircraft will take place today, Friday, May 2, between 11:30 and 12:30 over Attica.

Athens will be partly cloudy throughout the day, with periods of increased cloudiness in the morning.

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The incident has sparked widespread outrage within the academic community, with students and faculty voicing strong dissatisfaction over the apparent lack of campus security. Many are calling for urgent improvements to ensure the safety of university spaces.

Demonstrations are set to take place in over 70 cities, with central rallies planned for 10:30 a.m. at Syntagma Square in Athens and at the same time in Thessaloniki’s Venizelos Statue Square.

According to Eurostat, 26.9% of Greece’s population is on the threshold of poverty or social exclusion, compared to the EU average of 21%. In absolute terms. In absolute numbers, this translates to 2,740,051 people in the country. The Eurostat figures come on the heels of data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on deprivation […]

Authorities also had to clear the road surface, which had been strewn with cabbage and other produce from the truck’s cargo.