Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Macedonia. Greeks consider it like συμπρωτεύουσα (the associated-capital) of the Northern Greece. Indeed, Thessaloniki was already the largest city of the Byzantine Empire after Constantinople.
Ex-mayor in ICU after suffering heart attack in prison
The former mayor of Thessaloniki, Vassilis Papageorgopoulos, was under observation in the intensive care unit of the Papageorgiou Hospital in Thessaloniki on Tuesday after suffering a heart attack on Monday.
Former Thessaloniki mayor rushed to hospital from prison
Former Thessaloniki Mayor Vassilis Papageorgopoulos, currently serving a 12-year sentence for embezzling nearly 18 million euros from municipal coffers, was hospitalized on Monday after complaining of chest pains.
The 67-year-old was rushed from Diavata Prison in Thessaloniki to a nearby hospital for tests.
Ex-mayor rushed to hospital from prison after complaining of chest pain
Former Thessaloniki Mayor Vassilis Papageorgopoulos, currently serving a 12-year sentence for embezzling nearly 18 million euros from municipal coffers, was hospitalized on Monday after complaining of chest pains.
The 67-year-old was rushed from Diavata Prison in Thessaloniki to a nearby hospital for tests.
Ex-Thessaloniki mayor to appeal embezzlement sentence at Supreme Court
The former mayor of Thessaloniki, Vassilis Papageorgopoulos, says he will take his appeal against a jail sentence for embezzlement to the Supreme Court.
I think everyone realizes that my name has been unjustly blackened, the ex-public official said in a statement. The verdict against me was a matter of expediency. I was a scapegoat. My only hope is the Supreme Court.
Six face prosecutor for bank robberies, terrorist activity
Six people detained in Athens and Thessaloniki on Wednesday in connection to bank robberies and possible terrorist activity faced a prosecutor on Thursday.
The suspects, four Greek men, aged 23, 26 and 30, a Greek woman aged 25 and a 30-year-old Albanian national were detained following police searches of their homes.
Thessaloniki Mayor calls for unity government
Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris called Wednesday for the formation of a national unity government.
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Police bust airport trafficking ring
An airline pilot, an airport check-in attendant and two Thessaloniki-based travel agents are among seven people arrested on suspicion of helping migrants travel from Greece to Germany with fake papers, authorities revealed Wednesday.
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Terror group link prompts police raids and arrests
Police found a Kalashnikov assault rifle, a handgun, a hand grenade and numerous bullets Wednesday while searching homes in Athens and Thessaloniki used by six people who were detained and are linked to bank robberies and possibly terrorist activity.
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Thessaloniki transport gets more expensive
October began with more expensive public transportation for the residents of the northern port city of Thessaloniki, as the OATH transit authority introduces fare hikes in a bid to boost revenues.
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Four Bulgarians Busted in Greece for Fake Money Distribution
The police in the Greek city of Thessaloniki nabbed four Bulgarians in an attempt to put EUR 6 thousand fake banknotes in circulation.
One of the Bulgarians has been under investigation for being part of a counterfeit money trade channel which has led the police to the other three persons involved in the scheme.