Thessaloniki

48-hour nationwide strike and protests in Thessaloniki against new stringent economic measures and potentially more redundancies. Greece. 10th February 2012.

Protesters shout anti- austerity slogans on demonstration in central Thessaloniki as they march through the city with megaphones and signs. Greece. 9th February 2012

Snow could be seen on the ground at tolls stations in Malgara near to the Greek city of Thessaloniki as many parts of Europe experienced unusually heavy snowfall. Greece. 8th February 2...

Greek union members call for a daylong strike to protest new austerity measures sought by foreign lenders as the country negotiates to keep its finances afloat. Greece. 7th February 201...

Gatherings and demonstrations are held by the KKE, Syriza and other leftist political organizations in the center of Thessaloniki. Activists protested against stringent economic measure...

Dense fog fell over the city of Thessaloniki the early morning hours. The result was delayed 7 flights were to land at the Macedonia airport. Thessaloniki. Greece. 5th February 2012

Farmers from the Greek province of Central Macedonia were doling out 6-kilo potato bags to members of the public in the center of the town, protesting against middlemen forcing them to ...

Homeless people could be seen sleeping rough on benches in the central parks and squares of the city. Their individual predicaments were not known but some are thought to be suffering f...

A tribute at the Holocaust Memorial commemorating the persecution of the Jewish people during World War II. Thessaloniki, Greece. 29th January 2012

The indefinite occupation of the area where operations are performed on the construction of the Waste Transfer Station in the Efkarpia, continue by residents and institutions of Western...

Leaders of criminal organisations in Thessaloniki have been sentenced, Karamperis M, D. Lampakis and the Meletis brothers have been sent to prison for various high level crimes. Thessal...

During the prayer that is part of an international Christian ecumenical observance for Christian unity, two monks, Greek old calendarists, started shouting "infidels" and &quo...

Orthodox, Catholic and Evangelist priests attend a Prayer for Christian Unity at the Catholic church of "The Immaculate Conception of Mary." Thessaloniki, Greece. 21st January...

Greek police say they have arrested 47 people, including a senior anti-fraud official, a tax employee, a journalist and three policemen, in a crackdown on usury, extortion and money lau...

The Minister of National Defence Mr. Dimitris Avramopoulos attends the NATO Land Component Command Handover-Takeover ceremony of the NATO Response Force, which takes place at the NDC-GR...

Celebration of the feast of the Epiphany and "Blessing of the Waters" was held by the Metropolitan of Thessaloniki Anthimos. Thessaloniki, Greece. 6th January 2012

The New Democracy leader, Antonis Samaras, visits the Museum of Byzantine Culture. In statements after the two hour tour of the museum, he said he is ready for elections before Easter. ...

Due to strong winds blowing in Thermaikos, the anchor ropes that held the floating Christmas tree broke. After some hours the construction was removed and transferred to the port area. ...

Farmers from northern Greece gave away free dairy products to the public during demonstrations starting to complain that the goverment has abandoned them. Thessaloniki, Greece. 13th Dec...

Police men are set on fire during the Greek protests. Many protesters throw molotov cocktails toward riot police during demonstrations. Thessaloniki. 7th December 2011