Athens City Council
PASOK leadership debate unlikely ahead of second round
A debate this week between the two winners of the first round of last Sunday's PASOK leadership election, incumbent leader Nikos Androulakis and Athens Mayor Haris Doukas, appears unlikely.
Doukas attacks Androulakis after debate collapse – Accuses him of never wanting it
“Androulakis doesn’t want the debate. After two days of negotiations, which seem to have been superficial from his side, his team announced today that the debate could not take place,” claim Doukas‘ associates.
PASOK: Strategies, alliances and a convincing narrative are what Androulakis and Doukas are looking for just before the final showdown
The movements on the internal party chessboard are rapidly developing between the two PASOK leadership candidates ahead of the final battle for the leadership this coming Sunday.
Athens may lose historic Cine Palace to another supermarket
Excitement over the recent reopening of Cine Paris in downtown Plaka has been tempered by news that another historic Athens cinema may be converted into a supermarket.
Ban on tables, chairs on central Panepistimiou Avenue
No new permits will be issued for the placement of table and chairs on central Panepistimiou Avenue while the existing ones will be revoked for the next two years, according to a decision on Monday by the Athens City Council.
Renovation of Athens' Omonia Square to be completed in February
The renovation of Omonia Square in central Athens will be completed in February, the Athens City Council said on Monday.
Plans include reinstalling a fountain removed from the square in the early 1990s, while new hotels are slated to open on Pireos and Stadiou streets.
Tight security in place for City of Athens ceremony as GD MP, supporters to attend
Tight security measures are in place for the swearing-in ceremony for Athens City Council on Friday afternoon as among those attending are Ourania Michaloliakou, who is the daughter of detained Golden Dawn leader Nikos Michaloliakos, and Ilias Kasidiaris, the spokesman for the neofascist party who has been granted a day's leave from pre-trial custody to attend the ceremony.