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New radar and air traffic controllers at airport: CAA employees reaction
CORFU. Corfu MP Gikas’ announcement is full of praise. A reality check comes from the comment of the CAA employees’ president, Dimitris Roussos.
Lorry giving off foul smell taken off ferry
CORFU. The stench spread throughout the vessel, creating an unbearable atmosphere for the other passengers.
Waste removal underway at Goggakis, with 25–30 tons per day
CORFU. The unanimous request of all factions in the Central Corfu municipal council is for a state of emergency to be declared in Alepou.
Corfu Airport closing again to carry out more work
ATHENS. Fraport announces the fourth and final (?) phase of the projects for compliance with the directives of the European Commission for air transport.
“The fire has been put out — but the pollution remains. Who is to blame?” Protest rally against the public health risks from Goggakis
CORFU. A large number of residents, both young and old, are taking part in the protest, along with representatives of parents’ associations and local councils.
Medical Association public guidelines: Serious public health risks
CORFU. The smell of decomposition has now become unbearable over a wide area, and serious risks to public health are emerging.
Protest demonstrations to protect public health
CORFU. Protests today, Monday 3/11, against the unacceptable prolongation of the public health issues in Alepou.
Residents react as Goggakis case takes dramatic turn!
CORFU. The Community Council, the Cultural Society, and Alepou Primary School and Kindergarten Parents and Guardians Association have unanimously decided to organise a mass protest on Monday, November 3, at 4:00 p.m. outside the Diellas supermarket in Alepou.
Hundreds of litres of chemicals to neutralise animal residues
CORFU. Stench, delay, and hundreds of litres of chemicals: the issue of the animal residues remains unresolved, while the authorities exchange correspondence and the area is suffocating in the stench. The Environment Ministry is demanding answers.
Parliament ratifies contract for new marina in Corfu
ATHENS. The concession for construction and operation rights has been granted for 40 years.
“There’s a need for marinas to prevent unregulated anchoring near the town.”
What Dimitris Diavatis, president of the Board of the Association of Corfu Travel Agents (AOCTA), told the Parliamentary Committee regarding the mega-yacht marina.
Ratification of marina contract in Parliament
ATHENS. Corfu stakeholders express serious concern about the land reclamation works and planning done without the town΄s participation.
571 driving offences in Corfu last week
CORFU. 3,022 police checks and 973 driving offences in the Ionian Islands in total.
Cruise ship ΄Crown Iris΄ greeted with protest as it arrives in Corfu
CORFU. The gathered demonstrators, members of the Corfu Solidarity Initiative for Palestine, expressed their strong opposition to the ship’s docking, demonstrating their solidarity with the Palestinian people.
Corfu Solidarity Initiative for the Palestinian People will be at Corfu Port tomorrow morning
CORFU. They will be protesting at the docking of a cruise ship with Israeli passengers.
Special traffic measures due to arrival of ΄Crown Iris΄ cruise ship - Port Authority announcement
CORFU. The cruise ship is arriving on Thursday 30 October.
