Opinion
Corfu: thriving on tourism, dependent on outside energy
Underlying the momentum of the tourism sector is the key question of whether and when the island will be integrated into the new energy corridors forming in the region.
Final hour before drilling starts
Hydrocarbons: The public kept in the dark. Local authorities sound asleep.
Waste management as a political issue
While in opposition, the refuse crisis was framed as the outcome of specific policy choices and a particular administration.
Special infrastructure reconstruction plan
The effects of the severe weather serve as a reminder that we need to adopt a special plan for infrastructure restoration.
How this year΄s tourist season is going
The general consensus is that costs are rising, driven by high prices, higher wages following the introduction of the attendance card, and new tax obligations.
Corfu tourism now a ΄tired model΄
Beyond the damage to the environment caused by arbitrariness and greed, the ΄tired model΄ is based on treating nature and the built environment as a backdrop, and on turning culture into an attraction.
Bins, money for refuse, and other issues
The initial investments for procuring the logistical infrastructure for sorting at source by waste stream, were funded by a European programme during Trepeklis΄ mayoral term. At that time, however, the bins of various colours were ultimately used to replace the worn-out green ones, generally and indiscriminately.
The Civil Aviation Authority had planned to upgrade the Corfu Airport
The study had been completed and the funding for its implementation was provided from funds raised from the airport fee.
Desyllas factory should finally become property of the State (the Central Corfu Municipality)
When two ministers of culture say that this industrial complex has been listed for its uniqueness, among other things, it is inconceivable for the Ministry of Culture to not do anything for its preservation.
The Moral Issues of the War
These days, and despite the ongoing horror in Gaza (where thousands of children have been buried under the rubble of the bombs and thousands more will die in the coming days due to shortages of essentials in whatever hospitals are still standing up), the organization still stands united. They erase hateful slogans on the walls and write their own. (What a courage!)
The legacy of what is left from Jericho
It was Nikos Skoulas, first Minister of Tourism in the mid-80s, who, after visiting the headquarters of the British tour operators, expressed his strong opposition to the kind of tourism that was thriving in a famous Corfu destination.
Gains and losses from a fire
Knowing the heavy history of the fires in the mountainous Pantokrator would have been enough to prevent the Region΄s smug announcement…
Vidos: Abandonment and privatisation?
By Spyros Savvanis, lawyer, member of MeRA 25
