Skouries
Business
Anti-Mining Protesters Clash with Police in Greece, Miners Block Streets
About 1,000 anti-mining protesters on Sunday clashed with police at Kakkavos in northern Greece with the authorities arresting 78 people, while mine workers are blocking the streets on Monday.
The Canadian-run Hellas Gold company operating the gold mine in Skouries...
Business
Eldorado Gold Suspends Mining and Development Activities in Northern Greece
Eldorado Gold confirmed that Hellas Gold, a Greek subsidiary of the company, will undertake actions to suspend all its mining and development activities in Chalkidiki, northern Greece, commencing the week of August 24, 2015.
The suspension, which will affect Hellas...
Energy
Greek PM Tsipras: 'Where There's a Will, There's a Way'
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras congratulated Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy Minister Panos Skourletis on Wednesday on his efforts to protect the environment following the latter’s decision to temporarily suspend the license of Canadian mining company Eldorado Gold, arguing...
Business
Greek Environment Minister Announces Stoppage of Skouries Goldmine Development
Greek Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy Minister Panos Skourletis announced on Wednesday that there will be a temporary stop on the ongoing gold mining project in Skouries, northern Greece.
"With my decision today, we recall the approval of the technical studies....
Business
Greek Court Rules in Favor of Eldorado Gold
The Council of State, Greece's supreme court on administrative and environmental interest matters, has issued two court decisions in favor of Hellas Gold SA, Eldorado’s subsidiary in Greece, announced the company.
Both decisions concern Hellas Gold’s rights to the use...
Environment
Greek Police Fear Clash Between Mine Workers and Activists in Athens
About 4,000 mine workers and their families protested on Thursday outside the Ministry of Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy in Athens over the Greek government's expressed intention to stop works of the Hellas Gold mining operation in Skouries, northern Greece.
The...
Crime
Citizen Protection Min: We Might Have Deaths in Skouries If We Don't Act Properly
"People may get killed in Skouries if we don't deal properly with the issue," said Citizen Protection Minister Yiannis Panousis after new clashes between miners and local residents on Sunday resulted in several injuries. Later at night protesters threatened...
Greece
Goldmine Area Tree-cutting License 'Found Legally Compliant' and Will Be Restored, Ministry Says
The productive reconstruction, environment and energy ministry confirmed the legality of the licenses for tree-cutting in the goldmine area of Karatzas in the northern Greek Halkidiki peninsula, but asked for a stay of such activities until the review is...
Environment
'Hellas Gold' and Miners in 'War' with Greek Govt over Skouries Goldmine
Hellas Gold SA (part of Canadian Eldorado Gold Corp.) and the mining workers employed in the company's goldmines in Skouries, Chalkidiki, Northern Greece, appear determined to proceed with legal action against the Greek government, after the latter announced it would...
Business
Council of State Rejects Appeal Against Skouries Gold Mine
The fifth section of the Council of State on Wednesday rejected a joint appeal by 264 residents of Chalkidiki, in northern Greece, against a gold mining project in the area of Skouries.
The residents of the area had appealed on...