Lefkimmi
Corfu Mayor:"I didn΄t ask for the riot police - the order came from the government"
CORFU. What the Mayor said about the letter to the Minister for the Interior and other ministries.
Riot police incidents: Two people held for questioning and one policeman injured
CORFU. The tension in Lefkimmi between residents and riot police led to two residents being held for questioning.
Deputy Mayor for Korission and Meliteon resigns
CORFU. The Deputy Mayor for Korission and Melireon Al. Aspiotis has resigned in protest at the presence of the riot police in Lefkimmi.
Lots of tension in Lefkimmi with the riot police
Local residents continue to gather round the police cordon in Lefkimmi.
This is war say Lefkimmi residents
CORFU. With another 300 riot police (MAT) expected to arrive on Tuesday the number of those present on the island will double. From the early hours this morning they put their plan into action - blocking off all side streets leading onto the main Lefkimmi road and, of course, all those leading to the landfill facility in Mesorahia, Lefkimmi.
President of Lefkimmi Cultural Society regarding the riot police: ΄I call on every democratic citizen not to allow this΄
LEFKIMMI. The arrival of a strong police presence in Lefkimmi has created tension and turmoil amongst the local residents.
Communist Party statement regarding the presence of the riot police in Lefkimmi
CORFU. The local Communist Party issued the following statement immediately following the appearance of the riot police in Lefkimmi:
Riot Police at Lefkimmi
LEFKIMMI. Information that the riot police (MAT) had arrived in Corfu confirmed.
΄Lefkimmi won΄t become another Iphigenia΄: New attacks on Regional Governor
CORFU. 1,500 signatures collected up to now.
Question in Greek Parliament to the Minister of the Interior about Corfu’s refuse problem
ATHENS. The parliamentary representative for Potami political party Giorgos Amiras put a question to the Minister of the Interior Panos Skourletis in Parliament about the waste management problem in Corfu.
Protest concert against Lefkimmi landfill from workers΄ unions
CORFU. With the Corfu composer Spyros Samouilis.
A second protest concert in Lefkimmi from hotel employees and other professionals
CORFU. The composer Spyros Samouilis will be participating.
The extra expenditure for the refuse situation will come to half a million Euros
CORFU. Along with the elation that has come from the collection of refuse there is also concern for the immediate future – when the time comes for the waste bales to be transferred to Lefkimmi.
Lefkimmi Cultural Society: We will obstruct the use of Lefkimmi landfill in every legal way
CORFU. Residents΄ Association held a meeting with the recent legalization of the use of the Lefkimmi facility as the main topic.
Temporary permission approved - transfer of waste bales to Lefkimmi can now go ahead
CORFU. Today the Ionian Islands Regional Administration received the approval from the Decentralized Administration for the temporary storage of bales in Mesorahi, Lefkimmi.
250,000 Euros to transfer the waste bales from Temploni to Lefkimmi
CORFU. All the necessary procedures for transferring the waste bales from Temploni to Lefkimmi are being completed. Today the Cleansing Services (SYDISA) approved the funding of the operation.
Lefkimmi landfill: Temporary permission for one year for the waste bales to be taken there
CORFU. What the Solid Waste Management Organization (SYDISA) report says about a permanent licence being granted.
Explosive device found near to rubbish that caught fire in Lefkimmi
CORFU. The device was discovered by firefighters who were called out on Saturday night to a fire that had broken out in a pile of rubbish near Ag. Dimitrios cemetry, Lefkimmi.
