What's in the report on the centre of Athens and what are the proposals for its improvement?

A group of young people are inspired to make the layout of three buildings in the Psiri district by painting their walls in wealth of colours.

The Confederation of Public Servants (ADEDY) announced that a new organized protest against government reforms will be held on Thursday, July 15. Public institutions such as tax offices, post offices, municipalities, town halls and ministries will work until 11 am, and then will be closed to the public.

“We avoid taking such extreme measures as the closure of the Acropolis, especially in this difficult period for the country, but the knife has reached the bone,” explained to GRReporter the President of the Hellenic Federation of archaeological sites guards at the Ministry of Culture Yannis Mafrikopoulos.

Summer sales, which this year will reach record levels, start tomorrow. Traders rip off prices by 70% for a “good day” to persuade customers to enter the store. Turnover fell between 40-50% for the last year although its downtrend lasted more than three years seriously bothering shopkeepers. “We hope to attract the few consumers left with record discounts,” says George Salahas, general director of a company offering household commodities and selling the products of the British Ηabitat.

38% of the Greeks are ready to leave the city and to go abroad or to another city if they lost their job or have a problem finding it, reveals Eurobarometer. Half of the Europeans are also ready to pack and go elsewhere if necessary.

Elspi Kanaropoulou is 26-year-old owner of the L'alba luce lights shop in downtown Athens. MA in Italian Philology, Elspi decided that she doesn’t want to work for a monthly pay and despite the difficult economic times she decided to start her own business.