‘We wish them misery’
A good friend who has lived and read history noticed something while reading an old edition of Kathimerini. I confess that I could not believe it, no matter how many times I read it: August 30, 1921.
Open-Air Fest | Athens | To August 24
The Athens Open-Air Film Festival, a fun event that brings old favorites and new movies to public spaces and gardens across the Greek capital during the summer, is back.
Athens Airport ranks among Europe’s busiest
Athens International Airport ranks high on the chart of Europe’s busiest airports for the week June 16-22: Eleftherios Venizelos Airport has seen its average figure of daily flights climb to 2,061, an increase of 6% on the previous week.
New Covid-19 cases ease back under 10,000 mark
Greek health authorities announced 9,294 new cases of Covid-19 and 13 virus-related deaths during their daily briefing on the course of the pandemic on Sunday. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also announced 93 intubated patients being treated in Intensive Care Units.
RES investments overload
Electricity regulators are seeking a solution to the overload of renewable energy projects, with investors not originating from the sector taking up capacity in the national grid.
State must start taking ownership of SNFCC
Governments “need to help” the state take responsibility for the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), which is still being propped up by emergency funding from the foundation even though the multi-million-euro facility was donated to the Greek state in 2017, SNF President Andreas Dracopoulos said in Athens on Friday.
Mount Athos fire subsiding, new blaze on Hydra
A fire that broke out in an inaccessible forest area on Mount Athos on Friday is subsiding on Sunday. More than 100 firefighters and 35 vehicles from the Hellenic Fire Service remain on the scene, as well as two airplanes and a helicopter, but there is no active front at the moment.
Two detained following clashes in Athens, one police officer injured
Two people were detained after clashes between police officers and unknown assailants in central Athens left one police officer injured during the early hours of Sunday morning. Specifically, riot police units stationed around the neighborhood of Exarcheia were pelted with Molotov cocktails for approximately two hours.
Rocking for Parthenon Sculptures’ return
He has co-written hits for Kiss, Bon Jovi and Ricky Martin, but American songwriter and music producer Desmond Child has another passion – the reunion of the Parthenon Sculptures – which he will be supporting on Monday with a concert at the 2,000-year-old Herod Atticus Theater.
Support to depend on taxpaying
The issue of another support package by the government will depend on the timely payment of taxes over the next few months, adding up to some 8.5 billion euros until the end of the year.