{"id":15415,"date":"2026-05-03T23:26:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T23:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/the-battle-for-athens-refugee-blocks\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T23:26:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T23:26:57","slug":"the-battle-for-athens-refugee-blocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/the-battle-for-athens-refugee-blocks\/","title":{"rendered":"The battle for Athens\u2019 refugee blocks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1302583\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Intime-prosfygika-320x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Intime-prosfygika.jpg\" alt=\"The battle for Athens\u2019 refugee blocks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Intime-prosfygika.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>[InTime News]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>More than two decades after the Greek state expropriated four refugee apartment blocks on Alexandras Avenue in Athens, a long-delayed restoration plan is moving forward, reviving a conflict over who should shape the future of the historic buildings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Constructed between 1933 and 1936 for families from Asia Minor and Pontus, the Bauhaus-style complexes narrowly escaped demolition in the early 2000s after campaigns by architects and universities secured landmark protection status.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yet the buildings remained neglected for years, eventually becoming home to a self-organized community of more than 400 residents, including migrants, Greeks and 50 children.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Attica regional authority now says European funding will restore the apartments as social housing \u201cof dignity and solidarity,\u201d while promising relocation support for current occupants.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the residents\u2019 collective rejects the plan, warning of displacement and gentrification.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Instead, it is asking permission for its nonprofit association to renovate the buildings independently, using its own resources.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Both sides describe the project as a social mission, but their competing visions appear increasingly headed toward confrontation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/in-depth\/society-in-depth\/1302583\/the-battle-for-athens-refugee-blocks\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[InTime News] More than two decades after the Greek state expropriated four refugee apartment blocks on Alexandras Avenue in Athens, a long-delayed restoration plan is moving forward, reviving a conflict over who should shape the future of the historic buildings.\u00a0 Constructed between 1933 and 1936 for families from Asia Minor and Pontus, the Bauhaus-style complexes &#8230; 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