Demand for power expected to peak on Tuesday and Wednesday
Electricity demand in Greece is expected to hit a new record on Tuesday and Wednesday, putting fresh pressure on electricity rates.
Food from canceled presidential reception donated to charity
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Monday arranged for hundreds of meals to be delivered to four charities that feed people in need.
Rhodes blaze cannot be contained
The wildfire racing across the island of Rhodes for a week now had burned an estimated 34,200 hectares by Monday evening and rages on, uncontained.
Busy arsonist confesses to Peloponnese fires
A 30-year-old man who has allegedly confessed to deliberately setting several fires – some of them extremely destructive – in different parts of Messinia in the southwestern Peloponnese was remanded in custody on Monday.
Measures against profiteering in broader market
Fines and measures against profiteering in the broader market will be announced soon, noted Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during a visit to the Ministry of Development on Saturday.
Rhodes: ‘The Greek people and volunteers have been amazing’
Since the resurgence on Saturday of the wildfires on the island of Rhodes forced the evacuation of thousands of tourists, the hashtag #Rhodes has been trending in the United Kingdom.
Nabucco | Athens | July 26-29
Leo Muscato’s acclaimed 2018 production of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Nabucco” returns to the Herod Atticus Theater for four performances as part of the Athens Epidaurus Festival.
Free from What | Athens | To July 26
As part of annexM’s summer art program, the Athens Concert Hall presents Maria Papanikolaou’s monograph exhibition curated by Anna Kafetsi.
Philantropist Marianna Vardinogiannis dies, aged 86
Marianna Vardinogiannis, a prominent philanthropist, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and wife of shipping magnate Vardis Vardinogiannis has died, it was announced on Monday.
Vardinogiannis family announcement
“It is with great sadness that the family of Vardis I. Vardinogiannis announces that beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, Marianna V. Vardinogianni, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, President of the “ELPIDA Association of Friends of Children with cancer”, passed away on Monday, July 24.