The significant rise in tourism in Athens and the strategy of the municipality towards this end was the focus of a speech by Athens mayor Giorgos Kaminis , during the inauguration of the Black Sea Tourism Forum & Workshop.

The municipality of Athens has announced that it will begin offering data on line in real time, on the municipality's operations and functioning, "for the first time in the annals of local governance," as the announcement mentioned.

The Athens municipality is putting up a house worth 200,000 euros for auction against the debt of the owner worth 751 euros.