PM convenes emergency meeting on energy price discrepancies
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called an emergency meeting Tuesday morning to address discrepancies in energy prices.
Forest fire in Crete prompts evacuation alerts
A forest fire that started Monday in Iraklio, Crete, prompted emergency evacuation alerts in four villages but has since been partially contained.
Magic Mirror | Hydra | To July 21
Two venues located in stunning historical buildings, Wilhelmina’s Art Gallery (wilhelmina.gallery) and the Hydrogoios / Keresbino, present “Magic Mirror,” a group exhibition curated by Wilhelmina von Blumenthal and artist Irini Karayannopoulou.
Mitsotakis–Beleri: Albania must follow the European acquis
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met on Monday with Fredi Beleri, the jailed member of Albania’s ethnic Greek minority who was elected last month to the European Parliament and is visiting Athens on his way to Strasbourg.
Man threatens self-harm during transfer to psychiatric facility
A man with mental health problems threatened to injure himself in the Athenian district of Patisia after medics arrived at his home to transfer him to a psychiatric facility.
Fire breaks out on Tzia island
A wildfire broke out on the island of Tzia (also known as Kea) near Athens on Monday.
The time of hard and final decisions
When we were first starting in journalism, our older colleagues would give us a piece of advice: “Never put the Cyprus issue as the top story because it doesn’t sell.”
Greek authorities warn of weeklong heat wave
Greek authorities have warned of an impending weeklong heat wave during the summer tourist season, with a high risk of dangerous wildfire.
Education minister seeks to bring books into students’ lives
In a bid to instill a love for reading among Greece’s rote-jaded youngsters, the government is bringing more literature to the classroom, Education Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis told Kathimerini’s Sunday edition.
Beleri thanks Greek PM, vows to continue struggle for democracy
Fredi Beleri, the jailed member of Albania’s ethnic Greek minority who was elected last month to the European Parliament, has arrived in Athens after being granted a five-day leave. Beleri is scheduled to travel to Strasbourg for the opening session of the new EU assembly.