18-year-old Siteni Taukamo put his HSC exams and birthday celebrations on hold to represent Greece as they made their Rugby League World Cup debut in England on Tuesday.
Taking on France, the Australian-born with Greek, Tongan and New Zealand heritage, made history when he scored Greece’s first-ever Rugby World Cup try.
The 57th-minute try came when captain, Jordan Meads, put in a perfect grubber that Taukomo latched on to.
🇬🇷 The first ever try for Greece at a Rugby League World Cup, historic!
Whilst met with applause heard throughout Eco-Power Stadium, it was no match for the roars heard back in Athens from fans watching on at a local taverna.
“We didn’t get the result we would’ve liked, but all I can say is that we made history for not only ourselves but for our Greek community back home,” the 18-year-old continued.
“6 months ago Rugby league in Greece became legal to play and now I get to stand beside my brothers to proudly showcase our talent worldwide.
“The journey that these boys have been on to be where we are at now is just incredible. So many trial and tribulations but they stuck through and found success. Couldn’t have asked for such a proud and honoured team to have come into.”
Taukamo has followed in the footsteps of brother Tyrone, who had played for Greece in the 2018 Emerging Nations World Cup.
“Siteni was at the point earlier this year where we thought we couldn’t take him,” head coach, Steve Georgallis said.
“We knew about him after his brother played for us a few years ago but because he was only 17 years old, we weren’t sure he could play. Then we worked out he turned 18 the same week as our first game.
“It was his birthday last Saturday, which meant he could play, but we tried to keep the celebrations low-key.”
Greece’s head coach, Steve Georgallis.
Pointing to the Greek team more broadly, Georgallis said: “I am just so proud of the effort the players put in.”
“We were playing a professional team and there are probably only three or four players in our team who professionally train.
“The rest do it as a second job and some don’t even do it as a job. They don’t get paid, so I just can’t believe the effort they put in.”
Referring to Nick Mougios’ 79th-minute try which has been dubbed “one of the tries of the tournament” where he collected a cross-field kick and raced from 40-metres out, Georgallis said: “To score that try right at the end sums up how much it means to them to play for Greece and how much it is going to mean for Greece to have rugby league as part of their sporting culture there.”
No prizes for guessing who set up the best try of #FRAGRE.
While the cost-of-living rises, hospitality venues and groups are frantically trying to fill hundreds of job vacancies ahead of the upcoming festive season.
Peter Papas has the Kazzi Beach Greek in Balmoral and told the Daily Telegraph that the cost of labour and produce was just another challenge businesses are facing with many having not having a choice but to pass the increase onto customers.
“We’ve done our best to hold pricing for as long as we can and continue to absorb most of it but recently we’ve had to pass small increases on,” Papas said.
“The main cost is fresh produce – tomatoes are up 80 per cent, greens are up, and meat prices are also on the increase by about 15 per cent. It’s a challenge across the whole industry.”
As venues get ready for a surge in visitors in the upcoming months, there are presently openings for barista, front of house, chef, and management positions.
Some venues have taken extraordinary measures to solve the shortages, such as posting job openings on highway billboards. One venue has even used an electronic robot to serve its patrons.
Athens has won two prestigious awards at the World Travel Awards (WTA) European Gala Ceremony 2022, which took place recently in Mallorca, Spain.
The World Travel Awards are renowned as the premier organisation that honours and recognises the brightest stars in the European travel and tourism sector.
Athens won the Ultimate Travel Award for Europe’s Leading Cultural City Destination while going up against worldwide icons like Paris, Rome, Lisbon, Edinburgh, Prague and Venice.
The title of Europe’s Leading City Tourist Board was the Greek capital’s second significant victory with Berlin, Madrid, Lisbon, London and Rome nominated in the same category.
World Travel Awards 2018#Acropolis was awarded Europe's Leading Tourist Attraction#Athens was awarded Europe's Leading City Break Destination#GNTO was awarded Europe's Leading Nat'l Tourism Strategy & Campaign
The Municipality of Athens said in an announcement that the honour of winning these prestigious titles comes as recognition of the efforts made to strengthen the city’s tourist development following its ranking as 6th top meeting and conference destination in Europe and 8th in the world by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA).
Mayor of Athens Kostas Bakoyannis said that the recognition demonstrates the city’s recent improvements in tourism-related performance.
He went on to thank the city’s Development and Destination Management Agency (ADDMA) and the This is Athens-Convention & Visitors Bureau for all its efforts.
“Athens now has upgraded tourist infrastructure and services and can be an ideal year–round destination offering unique authentic experiences,” the mayor said.
The generosity of Australia’s Greek community is already improving the lives of Ukrainian refugees living in Greece.
A fundraising appeal conducted in Australia mid-year raised $26,000 in donations. The entire amount raised was sent to the Greek Council for Refugees (GCR) through a bank funds transfer.
In keeping with the appeal’s objectives, it will fund teaching staff so that the Ukrainian refugees can learn the Greek language for at least six months. This will help them overcome communication barriers and find employment to support their families.
The GCR is a non-government organisation, a registered charity, and partners with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to provide refugees arriving in Greece with humanitarian assistance, including free legal advice, employment programs, Greek and English language classes and skills-based courses.
Ukrainian refugee student displays her progress in learning to write in Greek.
In 2005, the GCR’s work was honoured with an award by the President of the Hellenic Republic, Karolos Papoulias.
Approximately 20,000 are currently registered with the UNHCR for legal protection but it is possible that there are more refugees in Greece yet to register.
The appeal was established in June in collaboration with several community organisations and leaders, with a committee comprising the Presidents of the Greek Community of Melbourne and Victoria, Bill Papastergiadis OAM, the Hellenic Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HACCI), Fotini Kypraios, PRONIA, Kris Pavlidis and Fronditha, Jill Taylor.
The appeal also had the support of Greek media organisations, The Greek Herald, Neos Kosmos and the Greek Media Group.
Most of the Ukrainian refugees in Greece are women and their children.
“I had a lengthy discussion with a group of Ukrainian women about their current circumstances. Our discussion took place during a week when Ukraine was facing significant brutal attacks on civilians. They were understandably anxious about their family members remaining in Ukraine, both spouses and elderly relatives, and I was in awe at their strength and resilience,” Ms Mikakos said.
“Charities and government provide essential services such as housing and health care, but there is currently no income support available from the Greek government. Hopefully that will change.
“Most of the women were either looking for work or intending to look for work, as they are surviving on their savings to pay for food. Greece, like Australia, is experiencing significant cost of living pressures with daily media reports in Greece about escalating food costs.
Jenny Mikakos meets with Ukrainian refugees in Athens.
“The staff of the Pyxida centre were impressed at how enthusiastic the Ukrainians were as students. The students clearly saw learning the Greek language as essential to finding work to support themselves and their children.
“The work that the Greek Council for Refugees is doing is critical to supporting some very vulnerable people and I commend them on their efforts. It’s been a real honour to meet their staff and get to know more about their work.”
Both the Ukrainian refugees, as well as the staff and President of the Greek Council for Refugees, Vasileios Papadopoulos, expressed their sincere gratitude to members of Australia’s Greek community for their donations.
“At a time when the war in Ukraine has impacted our own cost of living, members of our incredibly generous Greek Australian community gave with their hearts to help the refugees rebuild their lives,” Mr Papadopoulos said.
“On behalf of the appeal committee, I thank all the individuals, businesses and philanthropic organisations who donated to this appeal. Thanks also to the appeal committee members, their respective organisations and to our wonderful Greek media organisations for their support.”
Donors:
Anonymous $50; P Lolos $50; G Floratos $500; D Floratos $500; V Zangalis $100; Toorak Law P/L / D Kalimniou $1,000; E Dimitriadis $100; Nemcon Pools $200; Windsor Management / Tsalikidis family $2,000; Pontian Community of Melbourne $2,000; K Angelopoulos $100; S Emmanouil $150; J Mikakos $2,000; A Laspas $50; Anonymous $30; Food for Thought Network $100; HACCI $1,000; V Bousouni $30; Greek Women Northern Suburbs Anemones $250; N&A Michalakakos $500; K & A Accountants P/L / Leo Athanasakis $500; G Foutas $85; St Onoufrios P/L $1,353; Alpine Petroleum / Bountroukas family $2,000; AHEPA Vic $1,000; D Diamantopo $75; Midas Insurance $1,000; Olympian Society $200; Heliadis Network $500; N Matziaris-Garay $100; T Sahhar $100; V Tsingas-Dentzas $100; R Georges $100; V Laoiu $30; M Bellos $40; R Frangioudaki $100; A Tzani $50; S Kourkouvelis $50; F Kastanias $70; L Alex $100; A Kaloudis $30; Saristavros family $100; V Pag-Vass $30; D Kontis $1,000; S Nikolareas $300; Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne $2,000; M&K Karamitos $2,000; A Vavakis $100; A Nikitakis $100; Greek Community of Whittlesea $200; B Papastergiadis $500; Hellenic Students $20; Prisma Corp P/L / Fotini Kypraios $357; Bank of Sydney $1,000.
Liz Truss made history this morning when she resigned from office, becoming the shortest-serving British Prime Minister after just 44 days in office.
Bowing to pressure from her own ministers to resign, her shock exit comes amid a disastrous start to her leadership characterised by plummeting opinion polls and financial turmoil following her government’s mini-budget.
Her resignation has left a divided Conservative Party with the challenge of choosing Britain’s third Prime Minister in a matter of months amid growing calls for a general election.
Truss’ statement outside Number 10 Downing Street lasted less than two minutes.
She did not take questions but revealed she had notified King Charles III in a telephone conversation that she was standing down as Conservative leader and a new Prime Minister would be chosen next week.
Speaking with reporters on the sidelines of the meeting of the European Council in Brussels, Greece’s Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, said he had been informed of Truss’ resignation, but had not read her statements and could not take a stance on the issue.
However, he added that Greece: “always supported a productive relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom, and I hope that this political instability afflicting the United Kingdom for a while now finally comes to an end.”
Έχει έρθει η ώρα να πάρουμε ευρωπαϊκές αποφάσεις για την αντιμετώπιση του υψηλού κόστους ενέργειας που απασχολεί τις ευρωπαϊκές κοινωνίες. Να επιβάλουμε πλαφόν στην τιμή του φυσικού αερίου, στο επίπεδο του TTF, ώστε να δώσουμε απάντηση σε όσους εργαλειοποιούν την ενέργεια. #EUCOpic.twitter.com/veSWLJK8ks
In less diplomatic tones were the reactions of Russia’s foreign ministry who welcomed the departure, saying Truss was a “disgrace” of a leader that would be remembered for her “catastrophic illiteracy”.
“Britain has never known such a disgrace as Prime Minister,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden said that Washington will continue close cooperation with Britain, adding: “I thank Prime Minister Liz Truss for her partnership on a range of issues including holding Russia accountable for its war against Ukraine.”
“We will continue our close cooperation with the UK government as we work together to meet the global challenges our nations face,” Biden added in his official statement.
Not dissimilar to Mitsotakis were the sentiments of French President Emmanuel Macron, who wished Britain a rapid return to stability.
“It is important that Great Britain regains political stability very quickly, and that is all I wish,” Macron said whilst arriving at the EU Summit.
After a two year absence, Byzanfest is back to cinema screenings. The Festival is the biggest international Orthodox Christian film festival with its focus on sharing Orthodox stories, culture and creativity from around the world.
Based in Melbourne, the Festival will run for 10 days with 20 films on offer from October 27 until November 6. In addition to this “home-coming,” it is an honour to have Yelena Popovic, writer and director of the globally successful movie Man of God, as part of our international judging panel.
What’s on the program:
We are very proud to have a diverse collection of feature-lengths and short-films.
To kick off the Festival, our Gala Night will host the Australian premiere of A Cross in the Desert, an epic cinematic movie about the life and trials of Saint Paraskevi, one of the most loved saints in Christianity. Filmed in the Jordanian Desert, the breathtaking orange-hued landscape and inspiring story makes it one of the Festival’s hot favourites.
Beyond the Peak, another Australian premiere, is a mountain-climbing/adventure documentary about a group of men from a Serbian Orthodox parish that take on Blanca Peak’s, a 4.2 km mountain. The driving motivation was for the group’s leader to come to terms with the tragic loss of his younger brother. Through obstacles and hardship, each man is challenged as they ascend to the summit.
Parallel Love, follows the path of Luxury, a band from small-town Georgia, who, on the cusp of success, suffer a devastating touring wreck with long-term consequences. In the intervening years, they continue to make records and three members of the band become Eastern Orthodox priests. Through interviews and archival footage, Parallel Love tells the gripping and poignant story of Luxury and documents the making of a new record, now as priests.
From September 28 to 30, the Tax Governor of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (IPRA), Giorgos Pitsilis, was in Sydney to attend the 15th Plenary Session of the OECD tax administrations.
During his visit, he held a number of crucial meetings with representatives of the Greek Australian community to discuss issues of concern including their relations with the Greek Tax Administration and the new digital services of AADE.
Mr Pitsilis presented the digital applications of IPRA that contribute to facilitating and better serving expatriates for the fulfilment of their obligations. The Governor proposed to the Greek Australian member of NSW Parliament, Sophie Cotsis MP, and representatives of the Greek associations of AHEPA, Cretans, Kytherians, Pontians, Epirus, Laconians and Kastellorizians, to collect questions about issues faced by expatriates in relation to their tax obligations in Greece, so that they can be answered by IPRA.
At the same time, Mr Pitsilis informed the expatriates that discussions are underway by the Greek Ministry of Finance and IPRA with the Australian Government for the conclusion of a double taxation agreement, which is expected to have a positive impact on the diaspora. At the moment, 82,000 Australian Nationals hold a VAT number in Greece and 30,000 of them have Greek citizenship, while another 51,000 who have Australian citizenship are also estimated to be descendants of our expatriates.
The Governor of IPRA gave an exclusive interview to The Greek Herald, responding to critical issues which concern the finances of thousands of expatriates. Mr Pitsilis also spoke about the fight against black money, the digital State, the evaluation of his work to date, and sent a message to the Greek diaspora. It should be emphasised that Mr Pitsilis was declared a member of the Management Council, FTA bureau and also that IPRA has undertaken the conduct of the 17th Plenary Session in 2024 in Greece.
The Governor (centre) during his visit to Australia with the new Consul General of Sydney (left) and Sophie Cotsis MP (right).
‘Fiscal responsibility doesn’t cost more, it has more benefits’:
A few days ago, the Greek Minister of Finance, Christos Staikouras, referred to the fight against black money and the financing of terrorism. What are the main directions of this initiative and how will it be achieved in practice Mr Pitsilis?
The Independent Authority for Public Revenue is firmly committed to these directions as well. These are two major issues for us, which are not only of economic and fiscal interest, but also of other kinds. Our action moves in three axes: First, in the continuous education and updating of the know-how of our people. Secondly, two-way communication and exchange of data and know-how with the authorities of other states. Thirdly, an excellent cooperation with the Ministry of Finance, but also with the other ministries, so that we have the appropriate legislative tools to act.
There is a general feeling among citizens that the one who is 100% legal and does not hide income, is the one who in the end pays the price. What do you say to that?
I answer directly that at the end of the day, they are the smart guys because they are doing the right thing. I give you a prime example. During the pandemic, the Greek government, through the digital tools we developed at IPRA, gave significant amounts of money to support households and businesses. First, if taxes were not paid, there would not be any money for these aids. Secondly, the aid was received by those who had declared their real incomes in previous years. Who was unhappy? Those who were left out, because they had declared such low incomes, that there was no difference with their reduced income, due to the restrictive measures for the pandemic. In any case, fiscal responsibility does not cost more, it has more benefits.
‘Two main axes of our action – Efficiency and Fairness’:
The digital State is one of the big bets of this government, which it seems to be winning. Compared with Greece a few years ago, how much has the landscape changed in your area of responsibility?
The steps taken from 2020 until today are many and great. We at IPRA have created many new applications and new platforms so that citizens, households and businesses can receive their aid, but also make their transactions with the tax office and Customs remotely. Consider that, from the platform alone, myBusinessSupport, 10 billion euros were passed and given to the market. At the same time, we developed the MyData platform, an e-book system for all businesses, based on the digital version of invoices and receipts, and has been recognised as one of the most innovative systems internationally. So we stepped on the very good digital know-how we already had, developed all these digital tools and continue to update and evolve our knowledge and experience, for the benefit of citizens and businesses.
If you made a valuation of your project to date, what things would you be most proud of and what are your goals for the future?
From the first day I took the position of Head of the Tax and Customs Administration of Greece, I set out two main axes of our action: efficiency and fairness. These two axes make up the big issue for us: building a relationship of trust with citizens and society as a whole. I think we have taken very important steps in both of these areas. With digitisation as a weapon, we have improved many of our processes, simplifying the daily lives of citizens and businesses. At the same time, with transparent procedures and publicity of our action, we upgraded the process of resolving citizen’s disputes with the tax office, resulting in a sharp reduction in cases that end up in the courts and strengthening the feeling of citizens that, if they are right, the tax administration will recognise its mistake, without making them suffer.
Talks with the Australian Government to avoid double taxation:
You were in Australia recently. What was the purpose of this trip and who did you meet?
The purpose of the trip was to represent Greece, from the position of Governor of IPRA, at the 15th OECD Plenary meeting of the Forum on Tax Administration, in Sydney. There, I had the opportunity to exchange views with my counterparts from all over the world, but also to present our own achievements. However, because we are in constant communication with all taxpayers, inside and outside Greece, I sought and met with members and associations of the Greek diaspora, listened to the issues that concern them, and committed that we will examine them as soon as possible. We put a lot of weight on serving taxpayers, who are far from home.
A major issue is the double taxation agreement between Greece and Australia. Tell us a little bit about it.
Discussions are underway between the Ministry of Finance and IPRA with the Australian Government for the conclusion of a double taxation agreement, which is expected to have a positive impact on the Greek diaspora, as 82,000 Australian nationals are holders of VAT number in Greece, and 30,000 of them have Greek citizenship, while another 51,000 who have Australian citizenship are also estimated to be descendants of our expatriates.
The current Greek government had promised to improve the conditions of service for expatriates abroad in tax and customs matters. What are the improvements made in recent times?
This was the goal of our initiative to meet with the representatives of the Greek diaspora in Australia. We had a very substantive discussion and agreed to take the issues of concern of our expatriates through the Consulate General, so as to formulate appropriate and tailored solutions to these issues. It is my feeling, however, that the digitisation of both IPRA and the Greek state in general in recent years has provided many answers to problems that in the past preoccupied our compatriots in Australia and elsewhere.
Finally, a message you would like to send to the Greek diaspora of Australia.
We may be 15,000 kilometres away, but we are always by your side.
Yiannis Ritsos is one of Greece’s contemporary poets and thinkers, and to honour his life, his home will be turned into a municipal museum, as announced by the Greek Culture Ministry this week.
The home of the poet is located in the Castle of Monemvasia in Laconia and will be converted to a museum that is dedicated to his life and his relationship with his hometown of Monemvasia, that was known to inspire much of his work.
In the announcement the ministry said that the museum will play a decisive role in the promotion of Monemvasia and its history with the use of interactive technologies.
The project is being carried out jointly by the Peloponnese Region, the Municipality of Monemvasia, and the Ministry of Culture, with funding provided by the Ministry.
Ritsos is known among others for his politically tinged works, including his celebrated “Epitaphios” written in 1936 and later put to music by Mikis Theodorakis.
Professor George P. Chroussos, who is known as a Paediatrics professor and medical clinical researcher, has received the 2023 Transatlantic Alliance Award from the Endocrine Society and the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE).
Dr Chroussos has contributed widely to the medical community through his multiple positions as Professor Emeritus of Paediatrics and Endocrinology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) School of Medicine, UNESCO Chair on Adolescent Health Care and the Director of the University Research Institute on Maternal Child Health and Precision Medicine at the NKUA School of Medicine.
The award, which was established in 2021, is given to a renowned global figure who has significantly advanced endocrine research on both sides of the Atlantic, in Europe and the United States.
Chrousos has devoted much of his research to the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA axis) and has thoroughly investigated the neuroendocrine changes linked to a variety of complex human disorders, such as anxiety and depression, eating disorders, obesity, metabolic syndrome, sleep disorders, and inflammatory autoimmune and allergic diseases.
“George Chrousos is an outstanding scientist, a ‘giant in the field’,” said ESE President Professor Martin Reincke.
“His lifetime accomplishments in Greece and Europe perfectly match those in the United States.”
The Antipodes festival in Melbourne, Victoria is back for another epic street party this month from 11am to 11pm on Saturday, October 22 and from 10am to 10pm on Sunday, October 23.
This year’s festival will take over Melbourne’s Lonsdale Street for a weekend packed with music, dancing and carnival rides. It is being organised by the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM).
12:00 – Zorba ‘Til You Drop – Dance Competition 16:40- “Pontiaki Estia”- Senior Dance Group 17:10 – “O Periklis- Senior Dance Group 17:35 – Paradosi – Dance Group 18:05 -The Cultural Centre of Florinians “O Aristotelis” – Dance group 18:30 – Presentation of All Nations Cup Team Greece 18:50 – Alphington Choir 20:30 – Nikos Vertis – Feature act
Saturday, October 22– #LOVELONSDALE STAGE
11:00 – Rythmos Live DJ Set 12:15 – Freedom Dance Fitness – Dance group 12:30 – Cooking Demonstrations 14:35 – Rebetika Enseble – Band 15:30 – Oikogenia Anastasiadis –Band 16:10 – Omados- Band 17:05 – St Johns-Dance group 17:30 – That Changes – Band 18:25 – Cretan Brotherhood-SeniorDance group 18:50 – Agapi & Friends – Band 20:10 – Demotika – Band 21:05 – Giannis Tsourdalakis & Giorgos Psarakis- Band
Saturday, October 22 – AA HOLDINGS STAGE
11:00 – Inspirit Dance Fitness-Dance group 11:20 – VALIA GIANINSKA – Singer 11:40 – Opa- Cize – Dance group 12:10 – “O Periklis”- JuniorDance group 12:35 – Greek Classical Guitar with Sophia – Band 13:25 – O Periklis- Intermediate Dance group 13:50 – ST JOHN’S COLLEGE School Band & Bouzouki Ensemble – Seniors 15:00 – That Changes – Band 15:40 – Dimotika Allios – Solo Musician 16:55 – Dimitris Varnas Epirotiki Kompania – Band 18:00 – Christian Stojanovic and Tony Pistikakis – Band 18:40 – Giannis Tsourdalakis & Giorgos Psarakis – Band 19:35 – Gales Edge –Greek Rock Band 20:30 – Cats and the Canary – Band 21:25 – Kosmos Events – Dj set
Sunday, October 23 – BENDIGO BANK MAIN STAGE
11:00 – Rythmos LIVE 13:30 – Omados – Band 14:15 – Alphington Grammar School 14:45 – Pegasus Dance Academy- Seniors Dance group 15:35 – Greek Dance Group Collaboration-Dance group 16:05 – Giannis Tsourdalakis & Giorgos Psarakis –Band 17:00 – Cretan Brotherhood –Senior Dance group 17:25 – Pancretan Association of Melbourne – Senior Dance group 17:50 – Dimitris Varnas Epirotiki Kompania-Band 17:50 – Epirotiki Kompania- Band 18:40 – GCM Dance Group-Dance group 18:55 – Greek Orthodox Community of S.A Dance Academy 19:10 – GCM Dance group 19:05 – Greek Orthodox Community of S.A. Dance Academy –Dance group 19:30 -Akrites tou Pontou- Dance group 20:00 – Anagennisi – Band
Sunday, October 23 – #LOVELONSDALE STAGE
12:15 – DANCEGR –Dance group 12:30 – Cooking Demonstrations 14:30 – Totally Kicking Brass –Band 15:25 – Pontiaki Estia-Junior Dance group 15:45 – Cretan Brotherhood – Intermediate Dance group 16:15 – Pegasus Dance Academy- JuniorsDance group 16:40 – Family Drama – Band 18:00 – Delyrium – Band 18:55 – Eirinaki – Band 19:50 – Pancretan Association of Melbourne –Intermediate Dance group 20:15 – Sydney Youth Cretan –Dance group 21:10 – Giannis Tsourdalakis & Giorgos Psarakis – Band
Sunday, October 23 – AA HOLDINGS STAGE
11:00 – Rythmos LIVE 12:35 – Freedom Dance Fitness –Dance group 13:00 – Bulgarian Folk Dance Group ‘Bulgari’ –Dance group 13:35 – Arhontisses –Dance group 13:55 – club Kalymnian –Dance group 14:25 – Rebetes tou Notia –Band 15:20 – Paradosi Dance School-Dance group 15:40 – Pegasus Dance Academy-Dance group 16:05 – THE PHILHELLENES WITH GEORGE BUTRUMLIS – Band 17:00 – Gales Edge – Band 17:55 – Dio Patrides Band 18:50 – Agapi & Friends – Band 19:45 – Cats and the Canary – Band 20:40 – Fotis Vergopoulos – Band
