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Hurdles for Elliniko Project Continue: Piraeus Forestry Authority Declares 3.7-hectars Protected Woodland

On Thursday the Piraeus forestry authority declared 3.7-hectars of the old Elliniko airport plot as protected woodland that cannot be built on - throwing yet another setback in the construction at the Elliniko project. In specific, builders are concerned with...

Privatization of Former Athens Airport will Go Ahead Despite Delays

The privatization of the former Athens airport at seaside Elliniko area will go ahead despite delays, the executive director of Greece's privatization fund told Reuters. The head of the Hellenic Republic Assets Development Fund (HRADF) Lila Tsitsogiannopoulou spoke to Reuters...

Refugees to Leave Piraeus and Elliniko Camps by July 20

The port of Piraeus and the former Elliniko airport will be decongested from refugees and migrants by July 20, Shipping Minister Thodoris Dritsas said in an event on the refugee issue on Monday. Dritsas underlined that it is a procedure...

Former Athens Airport to Become Migrant Hospitality Center

The ministry of migration policy is planning to turn former Athens airport at Elliniko into a hospitality camp for migrants. Deputy Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas on Monday met with members and the president of Central Union of Greek Municipalities (KEDE)...