Athens Council Passes €75 Million EIB School Loan Over Conservative Opposition

The Athens Municipal Council has approved a €75 million European Investment Bank loan for public school repairs, with Mayor Haris Doukas winning a majority coalition vote over opposition led by former Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis — before the session collapsed into an hour of shouting over a resolution marking the three-year anniversary of the Pylos migrant shipwreck. Mr. Bakoyannis, whose father was assassinated by the November 17 terrorist group in 1989, argued the 20-year credit line imposed un...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA