Athens

The pavilion adjacent to the Church of Saint Demetrios Loumbardiaris on Philopappou Hill, designed by architect Dimitris Pikionis (1887-1968), has been transferred to the Municipality of Athens by the Greek Public Properties Company (ETAD) in order to protect and restore this neglected Athenian landmark.

Greece's Court of Audit has given the go-ahead for the construction of a new stadium for Athens soccer club Panathinaikos.

If Athens' population is estimated at roughly 4 million today, back in ancient times, Attica as a whole was home to just 300,000 to 400,000 people, the majority of whom resided in the valley around the Acropolis and the Agora, the center of political, social and commercial activity.

The continuation of large deviations in the taxable property rates (known as objective values) in relation to the actual prices in the market makes the objective value review process that has already started in several municipalities more difficult.

Seeking to send a message to proprietors encroaching on public space with illegally placed chairs and tables, the Municipality of Athens has already singled out 10 catering establishments that have repeatedly failed to comply with the rules and is initiating procedures for their temporary closure for a period of 1-5 days, implementing recently passed relevant legislation.

The Theater of Lycabettus, located on a hill that overlooks the capital, is slated to reopen this summer after undergoing upgrades, Attica Regional Governor Giorgos Patoulis has told Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA). 

Police investigating a new case of child sexual abuse in which a 14-year-old girl was allegedly pimped out to men have made three arrests.

Social workers became concerned after noticing that the girl, who was living in a home for minors, occasionally left the facility for hours at a time.

The implementation of the recent decision of the Regional Authority of Attica to ban trucks over 2 tons from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. is estimated to signify an additional burden of 5 million euros per year for the supermarkets located within the limits of the Municipality of Athens.

The architectural study for the renovation of Vasilissis Olga Avenue was approved yesterday by the Central Council of Architecture of the Ministry of Environment and Energy.

The 40-month period of implementation of the program that will develop the intelligence of 11 major Greek cities has been determined.