Ministry of Environment
Greece
Giorgos Spanos in Jail for Fuel Smuggling
Although the president of the bunkering Greece 's company ETEKA, Giorgos Spanos, in his three-hour testimony before the Piraeus investigator denied all charges of illegal fuel smuggling, his allegations did not convince the two magistrates and thus he has...
Business
44% of Central Heating in Athens Remains Turned Off
According to the data released by the head of the Attiki Gas Supply Company (EPA) Mr. Balaskas, this winter, the central heating of 44 percent of apartment buildings with heating oil boilers in Athens remain turned off while last...
Economy
300 Oil Companies Interested in Ionia and Crete
Approximately 300 foreign oil companies have been in touch with the Greek Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, expressing an interest in the seismic results from a survey in the Ionian sea area and northern Crete, carried out by...
Economy
Chilly Greeks Warned Over Fuel Choice
With government-imposed tax hikes making the cost of heating oil prohibitive for many Greeks, they're now being warned to be careful what they burn in their fireplaces and wood stoves as soot and smoke are filling the night air,...
events
Thessaloniki Loses Chance to Become "European Green Capital 2014"
Thessaloniki tried really hard to advance to the final phase of “European Green Capital 2014” but efforts proved vain in the end. Bristol, Frankfurt and Copenhagen managed to go to the finals, leaving the Greek city disappointed.
In his letter...
Greece
Diesel Engine Vehicles Now Permitted to Circulate Athens and Thessaloniki
While everyone was interested in the political developments of the past 2 hours, the Ministry of Environment passed a new bill in Parliament concerning the lift of the circulation ban for diesel engine vehicles in the city of Athens...
Greece
National Water Monitoring Network at Risk
The Government issued a decision this week concerning the creation of a national network that will monitor the quality and size of Greek water reserves. The government aims in this way to provide the country with a solution against...
Greece
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Funds Planting
The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change announced that a package of €60 million will be given for the restoration and enhancement of public areas by planting trees, installing renewable energy equipment, using special friendly environmental materials at squares...