Ministry of Environment

Authorities on Friday presented a plan for the restoration and recovery of forest areas on Mount Penteli that were devastated by a wildfire in July 2022. The plan was unveiled by Deputy Minister of Environment George Amyras and Mayor of Penteli Dimitra Kechagia at the local municipality.

A demolition protocol was issued on Friday for illegal constructions at a beach bar in Psarou on the island of Mykonos.

The protocol was issued following inspections carried out by environmental inspectors from the Ministry of Environment between April 4th and 11th.

The owner has the right to appeal the demolition decision within ten days.

The Ministry of Environment is set to approve a wind farm with 58 wind turbines in a pristine area of southern Skyros in the central Aegean.

However, the move has been met with the objections of the Natural Environment & Climate Change Agency (NECCA).

The Ministry of Environment is withdrawing the articles on Natura sites and special environmental studies, as well as two regulations on the boundaries of traditional settlements and the "recognition" of roads from its multi-bill which is being put to a vote on Tuesday.

Ten commercial streets in all the boroughs of Thessaloniki are getting a veritable makeover through a comprehensive program for their economic and urban revitalization, according to a relevant announcement.

Animal rights and environmental activists are opposing the holding of the Sunny Hill music festival in Germia Park in Pristina.

After the decision taken on Saturday to return the festival to Germia Park, activists called for the festival to be completely canceled, saying it will damage the environment and wildlife.

Two months ago Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the offices of the Hellenic Hydrocarbon Management Company and officially announced the government's strategic plan to speed up the processes of exploitation of natural gas deposits.

During the week, if all goes as planned, the announcements of the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis are expected for the strategy that Greece will follow in order to explore and exploit possible natural gas deposits in its offshore and land concessions.

A small economic boost to the thousands of households that consume natural gas for heating and cooking needs and have borne huge burdens, gives an amendment of the Ministry of Environment and Energy.

More specifically, the payment of energy distribution and capacity bills by household gas consumers, during the months of November and December, is suspended.

The architectural study for the renovation of Vasilissis Olga Avenue was approved yesterday by the Central Council of Architecture of the Ministry of Environment and Energy.