Riparian zone

Work is under way to clean the underground portion of the Kifissos riverbed in Athens for the first time in at least 20 years.

The operation is being done on behalf of the Region of Attica under extremely difficult circumstances, with inadequate ventilation and lighting, and in some areas works have been halted due to the presence of stagnant water up to 80 cm deep.

Eight environmental organisations are calling on the government to withdraw controversial provisions in a law on costal zones that was tabled in a parliamentary committee on Wednesday which erodes environmental protections and plan a national policy for climate resilience.

The Supreme Court Prosecutor's Office has ordered an urgent preliminary investigation into allegedly destructive environmental interventions in the Louros River in northwestern Greece.

Ljubljana – The upper chamber of parliament has failed to veto the controversial amendments to the water law that were recently passed in the National Assembly and that are being challenged with a referendum motion by civil initiatives.