Public reacting to beach abuse
Members of the Greek public are taking a strong interest in ensuring the unhindered access to and use of beaches around the country with the number of complaints submitted on the MyCoast application expanding by the week.
According to data from the Digital Governance Ministry’s General Secretariat of Information Systems, around 52,000 citizens have downloaded the application on their mobile phones, with complaints of abuses by businesses on beaches climbing to 8,911.
Indicatively, 2,640 complaints were lodged between June 18 and 24, which is an increase of 50% compared to the week before.