For Athens restaurant owner Christos Kapetanakis, rent has always been high, but now he faces what he calls “a second rent” as soaring electricity bills slash profits and force him to raise prices. Kapetanakis pays between 3,000 and 3,800 euros ($3,083-$3,905) a month on power, up 40% since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and triggered […]
