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May be it is true! The legendary wildcat of Lefka Ori (fourogatos in Greek language) still exists? A shepherd found the wildcat trapped, close to Omalos and immediately called the Forest Protection Service. The animal was placed into a cage and will be examined by veterinarians, in order to find if it is a Cretan […]
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The ministry of energy and environment submitted in parliament on Thursday a draft bill incorporating EU law and directives on reuse, recovery, and recycling of waste. The bill will change the main legislative framework on waste management in Greece where 81 percent of waste is still buried and clarify issues relating to the Hellenic Recycling […]
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A Joint Ministerial Decision (180036/952/2017) laying down new rules for the supply of plastic carrier bags by retail outlets to consumers, which will enter into force on January 1, was published in Greece’s Government Gazette (Government Gazette 2812 Β) on Friday. The provisions aim to harmonise national legislation with EU Directive 2015/720 and reduce environmental […]
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Not all news from paradise is positive these days as unsustainable practices and the global warming trend threatens to turn Cyprus, Crete and other southern European islands into true desert islands. Since the mid-1960’s Cyprus has had escalating water usage problems. Urbanization and the increase groundwater use combined with dam projects, exacerbate the problem of […]
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Dear Commissioner Cañete, Ladies and Gentlemen, ιt is a great pleasure for me to welcome you in the beautiful city of Chania for the inaugural forum of an initiative that the European Commission and fourteen member-states, we decided last May, in Valletta. The symbolism of this, first ever Clean Energy for EU Islands forum taking […]
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