Greece

The coastal development bill submitted to parliament by the Greek Finance Ministry has received international condemnation. The bill for the “definition, management and protection of beaches and shorelines,” lifts all current restrictions on the maximum area designated for beach concessions...

The environmental group Greenpeace has joined in criticism over a bill that would let developers run amok on Greece's coastline and build where they want, legalize unlawful construction and hinder public access to public beaches. “Enough is enough. The coastal...

The new proposed legislation on shoreline use brought up for debate in the Greek Parliament has triggered strong reactions from environmental groups and opposition parties. Environmentalists are concerned that it may open the way for the legalization of illegal...

The Council of State gave the approval for the beginning of works to make the former Athens airport site at Hellinikon into a multi-purpose complex that will include hotels, luxury apartments, amusement parks and a casino. Greece's highest administrative court...

Lamda Development, the company that bought the land of the old Athens airport, presented the plans for the architectural project in the coastal area of Ellinikon on Tuesday, June 24. The company’s CEO Odysseas Athanasiou stated that construction work...

European Commissioner Siim Kallas has reminded the Greek government of its commitment to pass a coastal bill and also institute law on forestry. Kallas stressed that: “In the fourth review of the second economic adjustment program for Greece, further discussions were...

The Greek government has postponed the debate over the controversial coastal development bill, which drew sharp criticism from many citizens and several members of the government, until after the European elections on May 25. Interior Minister Dimitris Stamatis said "the Prime Minister wants the...

Greece's environment, energy and climate change ministry tabled a draft bill in Parliament on Thursday regarding the 'Helios' solar power programme, regulation of bio-fuels and exploitation of the site of the former airport at Helliniko. The bill outlines the terms...

The Hellinikon Park, which is currently under development just south of Athens, will be bigger than both London's Hyde Park and Central Park in New York City. In fact, when completed, the Hellinikon (Ellinikon) Park will be the largest coastal...

Greece inaugurated on Friday the start of construction work on a long-delayed major development project at the prime seaside site of Hellinikon, the old Athens airport. Lamda Development, which is undertaking the investment, plans to turn the seaside plot into...

The Greek tourist industry is facing an unprecedented crisis in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and is set to lose at least fifty percent of its revenue in 2020, Grigoris Tasios, President of the Greek Hoteliers Association, said...

American gaming giants Mohegan and Hard Rock International will battle for the rights to build a casino on the site of the former Athens airport at Ellinikon, as part of an enormous resort on Attica's coast. Mohegan has proposed a...

The Hellinikon project has become synonymous with everything that Greece desires to achieve; however, at the same time, it perfectly highlights modern Greece's deep-rooted problems which prevent the country from beginning a new chapter in its long history. One of...

Ellinikon (which in Greek literally means ''Greek'') was the international airport of the city of Athens for nearly sixty years, from 1938 until 2001. Located only four miles from the city center of Athens, it was constructed just before WWII,...

Climate change will cost the Greek economy €701 billion cumulatively by 2100, Bank of Greece governor Yiannis Stournaras said on Monday during a conference on sustainable development. According to an analysis that quantifies and classifies the expected climatic risks for...