Over 100 commemorative gatherings across Greece and abroad will take place today, Saturday 28/2, marking three years since the Tempi tragedy.
Strikes, marches and rallies for Tempi are “paralyzing” the country, as beyond the major march at Syntagma Square and central Thessaloniki, gatherings will be held by associations, citizens and students in every corner of Greece. Meanwhile, schedule modifications will apply to public transport services, with changes to metro, tram and bus routes due to the “black” anniversary.
In Athens and Thessaloniki, gatherings are scheduled for 12:00. Centered at Syntagma at noon, hundreds of thousands of citizens are expected to honor the memory of the 57 victims in mass demonstrations, while pre-gatherings will take place an hour earlier at Omonia and Propylaea. In parallel, Greeks of the diaspora are organizing memorial events in 25 cities abroad.
Tempi: Gathering times by city
- Athens: Syntagma Square (12:00)
- Thessaloniki: Venizelos Statue (12:00)
- Patras: Georgiou Square (11:00)
- Larissa: Central Square (12:00)
- Heraklion: Eleftherias Square (12:00)
- Volos: Waterfront (12:00)
- Ioannina: Regional Office (12:00)
- Chania: Market Square (11:00)
- Agrinio: Agrinio Square (12:00)
- Agios Nikolaos: Central Square (12:00)
- Alexandroupoli: City Hall (12:00)
- Aegio: Agias Lavras (11:00)
- Amaliada: Agios Athanasios Square (11:00)
- Almyros: Central Square (12:00)
- Argos: Agios Petros Square (12:00)
- Andros (Gavrio): 12:30
- Argostoli: Vallianos Square (12:00)
- Alexandria: Cultural Center (12:00)
- Amfilochia: Central Square (12:00)
- Amyntaio: Agios Konstantinos Square (12:00)
- Aridaia: Sestskou Square (11:00)
- Arta: Central Square (12:00)
- Amfissa: Isaias Square (12:00)
- Aliveri: Pedestrian Street (11:00)
- Veria: City Hall Square (12:00)
- Varda: City Hall (11:00)
- Giannitsa: EPON Square (1/03, 11:00)
- Grevena: Aimilianos Square (13:30)
- Drama: Eleftherias Square (12:00)
- Edessa: Waterfalls Park (12:00)
- Elassona: Central Square (12:00)
- Igoumenitsa: City Hall (12:00)
- Zakynthos: Regional Office (12:00)
- Thebes: Central Square (11:00)
- Thasos: Heroes Square (12:00)
- Istiaia: Square (11:00)
- Ierapetra: Central Square (12:00)
- Ikaria (Evdilos): Square (12:00)
- Ierissos: 12:00
- Kavala: Eleftherias Square (12:00)
- Kalamata: Central Square (12:00)
- Karditsa: Eleftherias Square (12:00)
- Kalambaka: Station (20:00)
- Kalymnos: Cultural Center (10:30)
- Karpenisi: Central Square (11:00)
- Karlovasi: Square (12:00)
- Kastoria: Regional Office (12:00)
- Katerini: Eleftherias Square (12:00) & Central Square (19:00)
- Corfu: Porta Riala (12:00)
- Kefalonia: Vallianos Square, Argostoli (12:00)
- Kilkis: Peace Square (12:00)
- Kozani: Victory Square (12:00)
- Komotini: Central Square (11:30)
- Corinth: Perivolakia (12:00)
- Kos: Eleftherias Square (10:30)
- Lamia: Park Square (12:00)
- Lefkada: Agios Minas Square (12:00)
- Livadeia: Central Square (12:00)
- Leros: Platanos Square (12:00)
- Lemnos (Myrina): Port (12:00)
- Mantoudi: Square (11:00)
- Messolonghi: Court (12:00)
- Mytilene: Sappho Square (12:00)
- Monemvasia: Square (12:00)
- Naoussa: Central Square (12:00)
- Naxos: Mandilaras Square (12:00)
- Nafpaktos: Farmaki Square (12:00)
- Nafplio: City Hall (18:30)
- Nikiti: City Hall (17:00)
- Xanthi: Central Square (12:00)
- Orestiada: Central Square (12:00)
- Preveza: Courts (11:00)
- Polygyros: City Hall Square (12:00)
- Ptolemaida: Central Square (12:00)
- Pyrgos: Central Square (11:00)
- Pylos: Three Admirals Square (12:00)
- Rhodes: City Hall (12:00)
- Rethymno: Unknown Soldier (12:00)
- Serres: Eleftherias Square (12:00)
- Samos: Pythagoras Square (12:00)
- Santorini (Fira): Square (12:00)
- Sitia: Central Square (12:00)
- Skopelos: Waterfront (12:00)
- Skydra: Democracy Square (11:00)
- Sparta: Central Square (12:00)
- Syros: Miaouli Square (11:30)
- Trikala: Central Square (12:00)
- Tripoli: Petrinou Square (12:00)
- Tyrnavos: Central Square (12:00)
- Farsala: Central Square (12:00)
- Florina: Modi Square (12:00)
- Fourni: Square (12:00)
- Chalkida: Courts (12:00)
- Chios: Vounakiou Square (12:00)
- Oropos: Port (17:00)
Cities abroad
- Brussels: Greek Embassy (13:00)
- London: Greek Embassy (12:00)
- Paris: Place de la République (15:00)
- Berlin: Embassy (12:00)
- Cologne: Rudolf-Platz (17:00)
- Stuttgart: Schlossplatz (17:00)
- Milan: Piazza Castello (12:00)
- Barcelona: Arc de Triomf (12:00)
- Madrid: Plaza Santa Gema (17:00)
- Geneva: Place des Nations (15:00)
- The Hague: Lange Voorhout (12:00)
- Prague: Náměstí Míru (12:00)
- Dublin: The Spire (12:00)
- Manchester: St. Peter’s Square (14:00)
- Liverpool: Derby Square (12:00)
- Edinburgh: Princes Street (12:00)
- Bath: Bath Abbey (11:00)
- Oxford: Balliol College (16:00)
- Darlington: High Row (13:00)
- Stockholm: Humlegården (15:00)
- Gothenburg: Järntorget (18:00)
- Nicosia: Eleftherias Square (17:00)
- Toronto: Pape Ave (1/03, 16:30)
- Melbourne: Consulate (17:00)
- Songgau: Marienplatz (14:00)
Enhanced security measures for Tempi commemorations: 5,000 police officers, drones and water cannons
In central Athens, and specifically at Syntagma Square, the police plan is in full development. More than 5,000 police officers are on duty, including members of the DRASI unit, DIAS, State Security and riot police squads.
Preventive checks will be conducted from early morning, while random bag searches will be performed on individuals heading to Syntagma. Meanwhile, drones will transmit footage to the Operations Center of the General Police Directorate of Attica, ensuring complete oversight of the situation. If deemed necessary and with prosecutorial order, immediate arrests will follow. In case of incidents, water cannon vehicles are planned to be used, positioned at key points around Parliament, while riot police vans will also be deployed.
According to the latest traffic police update, emergency traffic regulations will be implemented from Saturday morning in the wider area of central Athens.
As noted in the relevant police announcement, the regulations will be implemented gradually and according to prevailing conditions, while drivers are called upon for better service and to avoid additional traffic problems by avoiding passage and parking of their vehicles in the road network of wider central Athens and following the instructions of traffic regulators.
Tempi: How public transport will operate
Extensive traffic regulations in Athens are expected today, Saturday February 28, due to the Tempi anniversary. Public transport in Attica will proceed with work stoppages, while there will be modifications to routes operating around the center.
Metro
Metro Lines 2 and 3 will operate from 9 AM throughout the day, while the midnight operation of the lines will also take place normally in the evening.
Metro services to and from the Airport will run normally from 9 AM for the rest of the day.
By police order, Metro stations “Syntagma” and “Panepistimio” will be closed from the start of circulation at 9 AM and trains will pass through them without stopping.
ISAP
Metro Line 1 (ISAP) “Kifissia – Piraeus” will operate from 9 AM to 9 PM. The last trains will depart:
• from Kifissia and Piraeus at 20:35,
• from Monastiraki towards Kifissia at 20:51 and towards Piraeus at 21:09,
• from Omonia towards Kifissia at 20:54 and towards Piraeus at 21:07,
• from Attiki towards Kifissia at 20:59 and towards Piraeus at 21:02.
Tram
Tram circulation will begin gradually at 9:30 AM and vehicles will start gradually withdrawing from circulation at 7 PM. The midnight tram operation in the evening will not take place.
First and last tram services in detail are as follows:
Tram Line 7:
• the first train will depart from Asklepieio Voulas at 09:29 and the last at 19:14,
• the first train will depart from Akti Poseidonos at 09:56 and the last at 19:41 and
• the last train will depart from Akti Poseidonos towards 2nd Agios Kosmas at 20:19.
Tram Line 6:
• the first train will depart from Pikrodafni at 09:22 and the last at 19:34,
• the first train will depart from Fix at 10:01 and the last at 20:13.
Tram Lines 6 & 7 (with connection at Pikrodafni):
• the first train will depart from Fix towards Asklepieio Voulas at 10:01 and the last at 19:37,
• the first train will depart from Asklepieio Voulas towards Fix at 09:29 and the last at 19:00,
• the first train will depart from Akti Poseidonos towards Fix at 09:56 and the last at 18:56,
• the first train will depart from Fix towards Akti Poseidonos at 10:01 and the last at 19:01.
