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It’s time we established how many people there actually are on the island.
Corfu is debating its carrying capacity without even knowing how many people are actually on the island at any given time. The technology exists, the data is available, but what is lacking is the organisation that will put them to use.
Power cuts 29 July
The Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DEDDIE) has announced that there will be power cuts on Wednesday 29 July in order to carry out necessary maintenance work.
Corfu is not a product
When tourism is structured so that most of the value is created elsewhere and the profits are collected by others, the destination risks becoming little more than a backdrop. Corfu must claim its fair share of the wealth that it helps create.
“Summer in My Heart” in St.Spyridon Square (Plakada)
CORFU. Friday 31 July at 8:30p.m.
Olive fruit fly alert: guidance issued for olive growers
CORFU. Corfu currently without olive fruit fly protection – urgent advice for olive growers.
Vidos and Lazaretto are integral part of the town
The incident with the scouts involving a gas cylinder, the cancellation of the municipal summer camps, shuttered facilities, and deteriorating infrastructure all point to a pattern of systematic neglect on Vidos.
Relocation or removal?
If it is found that the proposed location is unsuitable because of insufficient water depth, then the "relocation" of the boatyards risks proving to be simply their removal, and perhaps, ultimately, their closure.
Paleokastritsa Varkarola 2026 is back, more spectacular than ever before!
CORFU. A spectacular fusion of light, music and tradition in Paleokastritsa bay.
10th Central Corfu Traditional Folk Dance Festival
CORFU. Friday, July 24, at 8:30 p.m. Old Kastellani Messi Amphitheatre.
Power cuts 22-23 July
The Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DEDDIE) has announced that there will be power cuts on Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 July in order to carry out necessary maintenance work.
Corfu splits up, Athens reunites
CORFU. The dissolution of the unified DIADEYAK was presented as a necessary adaptation to the new local government reality. Just a few months later, however, the same state is promoting large collaborative structures for water management. In the end, the problem was never the size of the organisation, but the lack of infrastructure projects.
Art from Rubbish by Kostas Koulouris: 400 objects come to life
CORFU. The innovative art exhibition will be held in Anemomylos from July 27 to August 6.
΄Panigiri΄ for Agia Marina in Benitses
CORFU. July 16 and 17. The music programme will feature the band ‘Kerkyraiki Parea’.
Two missing young Italian tourists found safe after getting lost on path
CORFU. The 15th EMODE unit launched a swift, coordinated rescue operation on Thursday night to rescue the two young people.
Ionian University and UNICEF establish Centre for Children΄s Rights
CORFU. With the signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation, the Ionian University joins the network of 18 Greek universities collaborating with UNICEF, undertaking initiatives to promote research, education, and public awareness on children΄s rights.
Defibrillator in Paleokastritsa – Important life-saving initiative
CORFU. Following first aid training, the local business community took the initiative to purchase an automated external defibrillator and other medical equipment to help ensure the safety of both residents and visitors.
΄Xepulimart΄ art exhibition by Marily Vlachou at Anemomylos
CORFU. At Anemomylos Art Hall, 6-20 July.
When the internet ‘freezes’, everything freezes
Frequent outages in mobile and internet services are not just technical failures. They highlight the limits of a system that keeps raising demand without properly investing in the infrastructure needed to support it.
