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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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...