Athens university

An attempt to elect a new Ombudsman has fallen through, with the government's nominee failing to secure the support of three-fifths of the members of Parliament's 30-member conference of speakers.

The nominee, Athens University politics professor Dimitris Sotiropoulos, received the backing of the 15 New Democracy members of the conference.

The first batch of students will be graduating in the coming days from Athens University's English-language programs, as Greece's effort to become more of an international education hub gains momentum.

Twenty-seven people have been remanded for questioning following a police operation to clear a group of protesters out of the Athens University School of Law on Tuesday.

An overnight protest for Palestine is being organized on Monday outside Athens University's entrance on Panepistimiοu Street by the student associations of Athens.

In a statement, the associations slammed the support given to Israel by the EU, NATO and the US.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 has struck southern Greece off the coast of the western Peloponnese. 

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the quake, which was also felt in the Greek capital and as far away as the southern island of Crete.

The security plans submitted by rectory authorities of the major Greek universities will be evaluated during a meeting with the leadership of the ministries of Education and Citizen Protection at the latter's headquarters, according to reports.

A spate of arson attacks in the area around the Athens University campus and the central neighborhood of Exarchia have left local residents wondering why police are not doing more to prevent or contain such incidents, with some even saying they are ready to take matters into their own hands.

A student rally against an education bill that was ratified in Parliament on Friday was marred by clashes with police.

Seven police officers and nine civilians were injured.

The clashes erupted after student associations from all over Greece gathered at Athens University's Propylaea in the city center and marched to Parliament.

A new report published by the Dianeosis think-tank on Tuesday raises some alarming points about the impact climate change is having on Athens, including raising both the Greek capital's average high and low temperatures by more than 1 degree Celsius in the past 30 years and pushing highs even further in the decades to come.

Downtown Athens was briefly closed to traffic again on Monday evening, as students protested a police operation to end a sit-in at Aristotle University's School of Law in Komotini, northern Greece.