(M)otherness | Limnos | To July 16
Visual artist Maria Koumianou brings her thought-provoking exhibition “(M)otherness” to the Poseidon Art Gallery in Myrina on the island of Limnos.
Visual artist Maria Koumianou brings her thought-provoking exhibition “(M)otherness” to the Poseidon Art Gallery in Myrina on the island of Limnos.
About 23,000 hairdressers and barbershops are operating illegally in Greece, the president of an industry federation has claimed.
In Europe we find “maximum diversity in minimum space,” the great Milan Kundera once said.
Motorists have been advised to only fill up their vehicles after sunset due to the “Kleon” heat wave. The Ministry of Environment and Energy has also urged motorists to cut down on the use of their cars in favour of public transport as the heat leads to the accumulation of pollutants in the air.
Greece will remain on the road to fiscal stability and “will implement, with determination, the reforms needed to be completed,” Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis said on Friday.
Over nine million people in Greece experienced temperatures of over 39 degrees Celsius on Friday, according to data from meteo.gr, the National Observatory of Athens weather service.
With temperatures peaking in the low 40s Celsius on Friday, authorities have issued a fire hazard warning for Saturday. According to the fire hazard prediction map published by the Civil Protection Agency, five regions are considered to be at very high risk of wildfires, ranking at Level 4 (orange) out of 5.
Temperatures of over 80 degrees Celsius in parked cars have been detected by thermal cameras as the heat wave ‘Kleon’ peaks over the country, with maximum temperatures reaching 42-43 Celsius in places.
A sweep at Athens’ high-security Korydallos Prison has turned up 15 grams of cocaine, 9.6 grams of heroin, 50 grams of processed cannabis, a makeshift knife and a metal rod.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed that the “problems of Western Thrace” was the “main issue” he raised with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at their meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius.