While the issue of the Christmas decoration of Vasilissis Sophia Avenue, which was undertaken by the Onassis Foundation and has provoked major reactions on social media, with its controversial aesthetics, The issue is now raised conderning the decoration of Panepistimiou Street in Athens. .

The reconstruction of Panepistimiou Street is expected to begin within 2015 and work is expected to last two years, according to the Secretary of Public Works, Stratos Simopoulos.

The Attica region will fund  the remodelling of Panepistimou Street, as well as the extension of the tram's railway line from Syntagma to Egyptou Square with 40 million euros.