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Remaining tourists evacuated from Samaria Gorge

Rescue teams evacuated the remaining 10 tourists from the UK, the Netherlands and Belgium who had to spend the night inside a mountain gorge in Crete, after a rockfall killed a German tourist on Wednesday.

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17.09.2024 / 08:34

Major tourist investment on Astypalaia put on ice

A major tourist investment on the Aegean island of Astypalaia that has elicited local reactions over the adverse impact it could have on its character has been put on ice – at least for the time being.

16.09.2024 / 13:34

Water levels in northern Greece’s lakes decline

It is widely believed that northern Greece is rich in water resources, but the reality is quite different. A steady decline in water levels has been recorded across all large and small lakes in the region.

12.09.2024 / 17:59

Pre-emptive measures to avoid drought

The public water company (EYDAP) announced the launch of an ambitious project to draw water through tunnels from two rivers in Evrytania, central Greece, to fill the artificial lake Evinos.

11.09.2024 / 17:13

The environment is in a state of ‘anarchy’

We met with Nikos Petrou, the president of the first environmental organization ever to be established in Greece, the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature (HSPN), on a scorching-hot day in downtown Athens.

10.09.2024 / 20:08

Building height bonus rules mired in confusion

Confusion still reigns supreme regarding the regulations on bonuses in the height and square meterage of buildings. Despite the limits on these bonuses set in May by the Environment Ministry, which considered the case closed, in most municipalities the permits that have already been issued under the previous regime are being implemented normally.

01.09.2024 / 13:10

Greece should invest in protected marine areas

Only 0.1% of Greek territorial waters are currently adequately protected from overfishing and other environmentally damaging activities, according to a report by the international organization Pristine Seas, delivered last month to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

30.08.2024 / 08:52

Building licenses suspended in Santorini’s caldera zone

A clause that imposes suspension on building in the wider zone of the caldera on the islands of Santorini and Therasia was included in draft legislation put out for public consultation by the Environment Ministry on Thursday. 

28.08.2024 / 17:34

Measures to tackle Attica water shortage

Measures were announced on Tuesday to tackle future water shortages in Attica as the reservoirs of the Evinos and Mornos rivers are at historically low levels.

27.08.2024 / 20:03

Experts urge Greece to invest in marine parks

Greece could mitigate the effects of overfishing and environmentally damaging activities and reap significant revenue by investing in marine parks, according to a report by the international organization Pristine Seas, delivered last month to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. 

27.08.2024 / 10:42

Hellenic Cadastre entering new era

Aiming to simplify the procedures of property transfer, registration or correction procedures, the Ministry of Digital Governance has submitted a draft law to a two-week public consultation with the objective of having the new Hellenic Cadastre up and running within 2025.

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