Agioi Anargyroi

14-year-old girl injured by falling building plaster at Athens bus stop

A 14-year-old girl was seriously injured when plaster fell from a second-floor balcony onto her head at a bus stop in the northwestern suburb of Agioi Anargyroi in Attica.

The girl was waiting with her mother when the debris hit her.

Police and an ambulance transported her to the hospital for treatment, while authorities are investigating the incident.

The municipalities where zone rates will likely change

Real estate surveyors will decide on the adjustment of "objective values" ​​in 36 zones of 12 municipalities.

They should proceed with the assessment of prices in the municipalities of Agioi Anargyroi-Kamatero, Vrilissia, Halandri, Glyfada (pictured), Piraeus, Ithaca, Karpathos, Loutraki, Symi, Pyrgos, Rhodes and Leros.

Criminal investigation launched after near-collision between Greek trains

A criminal investigation has been ordered following a near collision between two commuter trains between Athens and Agioi Anargyroi stations on Friday morning. 

The Acharnes station manager mistakenly ordered train 1307 to take a single track already occupied by train 1210, risking a head-on collision. 

Twelve Greece municipalities advance in property value reassessment

Twelve municipalities in Greece have advanced to the next phase of property value reassessments by private evaluators under the Ministry of Finance.

These municipalities, including Ag. Anargyroi-Kamatero, Vrilissia, Halandri, Glyfada, Piraeus, Ithaca, Karpathos, Loutraki, Symi, Pyrgos, Rhodes and Astypalea, seek to lower property tax values, arguing they exceed market rates.

‘Holy Light’ makes its way across Greece

The 'Holy Light' arrived in Athens shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday and is making its way across Greece to arrive in time for the celebration of the Resurrection of Christ.

The Holy Light - or Holy Fire - was lit in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem earlier Saturday.

As is the custom, it was greeted at the Athens International Airport as an arriving head of state.

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