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Police said Wednesday that a people smuggling operation unraveled last week in Attica used stolen passports and even forged an ID belonging to a member of Eurojust - the European Union agency dealing with judicial cooperation in criminal matters - to fly refugees into Central and Northern Europe.

McArthurGlen Athens has sent a protest letter to the economy minister as the stores (except for the food service enterprises) at its outlet village in Spata, close to Eleftherios Venizelos Airport, have been excluded from a decision allowing shops to open every Sunday from May to October every year.

The Attica Zoological Park houses more than 2,000 animals of 350 different species, including reptiles, big cats and dolphins. In addition to seeing the animals - and in some cases being able to walk among them - visitors can also watch feeding sessions or go on a guided tour with an animal keeper. The park is open every day from 9 a.m. until sunset.

Greek real estate development company REDS announced on Wednesday that multinational apparel chain Zara has agreed to lease a space totaling more than 3,000 square meters at Smart Park in Spata, near Athens International Airport.

The retail and entertainment center is owned by REDS, a member of the Ellaktor group of companies.

This will be Zara's biggest store in Greece.

Four hooded robbers on Monday night broke into the Ikea homeware and furnishings store near Athens International Airport in Spata, northeast of the Greek capital, and made off with an ATM, police said on Tuesday.

The robbers allegedly broke into the store's central doorway and removed a Piraeus Bank ATM, which they loaded into their getaway car.

The municipalities of Rafina – Pikermi, Markopoulo-Spata and Artemida appealed to the Council of State asking for Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos run by German Hochtief to pay retroactively from 2008 municipal fees and taxes.

After being slapped with an 11.4-million-euro fine in May for failing to shut down dozens of illegal landfills, Greece may face an additional penalty of at least 14.5 million euros on Tuesday if the European Court of Justice upholds a European Commission recommendation over the country?s poor sewage management record.

The Eleftherios Venizelos Athens International Airport (Attiki Odos, Spata) presents two important exhibitions; the first presents the history of Athens and its environment, as well as the history of modern art in the public space, and the second presents video-projects by five known contemporary Greek artists on the theme of “the journey”.

Listed firm Real Estate Development and Services (Reds) SA this week announced the signing of a property leasing contract with clothing firm Sarah Lawrence in the Smart Park commercial park at Spata, eastern Attica.

It said that the contract has been undertaken by Yialou Commercial & Tourist SA, a subsidiary of the company.

[Reuters]

Police on Thursday morning were looking for at least two men who drove a truck into a police motorcycle and fired a gun into the air following an altercation on Wednesday night with patrons at a fast-food restaurant in Spata, northeast of Athens.