Greece will shut the ancient Acropolis for a few hours on Friday to protect visitors to one of the world’s most famous archaeological sites from a heatwave enveloping Athens and other countries in southern Europe.
Joan Miro, “Woman and Birds,” 1969, oil on canvas, on loan from a private collection. An exhibition of works by the great Catalan painter and sculptor, “Miro’s Universe” is taking place in Athens for the first time, at the neoclassical building that is the headquarters of the Spanish Cervantes Institute on Skoufa Street in Kolonaki.
In a message on Twitter Friday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis paid tribute to Thanos Axarlian, a 20-year-old student killed during a botched assassination attempt by the now defunct November 17 terrorist group on July 14, 1992.
National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis arrived in Brussels on Thursday to participate in the Eurogroup and ECOFIN meetings.
A resolution by members of the European Parliament has called on member-states to implement a radical change in search and rescue policies in the Mediterranean with priority given to preventive action so that no human lives are lost.
A 16-year-old girl from Thessaloniki in northern Greece has passed away due to a fatal allergic reaction while on vacation in the Halkidiki peninsula.
Greek gas grid operator DESFA wants to build a 1-billion-euro hydrogen pipeline that will connect Greece to Bulgaria, as part of a future European southeastern corridor, it said on Thursday.
The Athens Traders Association has announced that the opening of stores on Sunday, July 16, as part of the summer sales, is optional. The proposed operating hours by the Association are from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Omer Celik, the spokesperson for Turkey’s ruling AK Party, has reiterated Ankara’s demand for Greece to demilitarize its eastern Aegean islands. He issued a bellicose warning, stating that there would be consequences if Greece fails to comply.
The fragility of the Aoos/Vjosa River, which crosses the border between Greece and Albania and represents one of Europe’s few remaining free-flowing waterways, has inspired a multimedia exhibition that seeks to explore the confluence of history, culture, economy, and environmental sustainability.