Nikos Toskas

Greece requested European civil protection assistance on Tuesday to help combat the forest fires raging near Athens, a spokesperson of the fire service, Stavroula Malliri told a press briefing, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

As firefighters battled several blazes in northeastern Attica and on the Ionian island of Zakynthos on Monday, the government clashed with the political opposition over the response to the fires.

The anti-establisment organization “Rouvikonas”, known for their surprise “attacks” against symbolic -as they say- offices, buildings and establishments, hit once again this time at the Greek Parliament. They usually throw leaflets with messages about certain issues that bother them and then they go as fast as possible.

Hooded youths lobbed Molotov cocktails and stones at riot police units in Exarchia on Monday night, the latest episode in a spate of unrest in the central Athens district often dubbed an anarchist stronghold.

Amid a spike of protests and vandalism by self-styled anarchists, Alternate Citizens' Protection Minister Nikos Toskas has told Kathimerini that authorities have an overview of their activities and identities, and "will gradually immobilize them."

The Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EBEA) is demanding compensation for the owners of 42 shops in the city center that suffered damage from vandals during a protest on Monday night.

The Polytechnic of Crete is calling for the evacuation of a former military building in Hania, currently under occupation by members of anti-establishment groups, citing fears about the structure's stability and safety concerns.

Police efforts to crack down on rampant crime in places like Menidi, northwest of Athens, are indeed praiseworthy.

However, there are still hundreds of reports made every day by Greeks and foreigners indicating that purse snatchers, pickpockets and all sorts of small-time crooks are the bane of many parts of downtown Athens and public transportation across the capital.

A week after an 11-year old boy was fatally shot by a stray bullet during an open-air school party in Menidi, northwestern Athens, Public Order Minister Nikos Toskas said the issues in the area that led to the tragedy will take time to resolve.

A week after an 11-year-old boy was killed by a stray bullet in Menidi, northwestern Athens, officials agreed Wednesday on the implementation of long-delayed measures to increase policing and curb widespread crime in the area.