Lefkimmi
Protest concert in Lefkimmi against the use of the landfill
CORFU. With the slogan - ΄No to the criminalization of the people of Lefkimmi - No to the illegal operation of the Mesorahia (Lefkimmi) landfill΄.
Rapid developments with the refuse
LEFKIMMI. Positive initial response from Lefkimmi Cultural Society regarding a meeting with the Mayor and Temploni, provided the discussion starts from scratch.
Decentralized Administration amends Lefkimmi environmental regulations
CORFU. The Cleansing Services had just requested the amendment to the regulations when the Decentralized Administration sent it early on Friday evening - thus allowing the use of the sports pitch in Mesorahi, Lefkimmi for temporary storage of the waste bales.
Residents΄ Associations meeting to discuss the Enimerosi initiative for a meeting with the Mayor to discuss the refuse problem
CORFU. Mayor Kostas Nikolouzos has agreed to the proposal to meet with Temploni and Lefkimmi Residents΄ Associations to find a solution to the refuse problem.
Enimerosi initiative: Meeting between Town Council and the Temploni and Lefkimmi Residents΄ Associations
CORFU. The newspaper΄s initiative has been put to Mayor Nikolouzos and the councillors, Temploni Cultural Society and the Lefkimmi Coordinating Committee.
Everyone in the trenches - for the ΄refuse΄ war
LEFKIMMI. The Lefkimmi residents΄ coordinating committee, who oppose the opening of the landfill, held a meeting after learning that a team of people - it isn΄t known from where - visited the Lefkimmi facility on Wednesday.
Corfu Mayor: There is no alternative to Lefkimmi landfill – I ask for the public’s understanding
CORFU. “We now have our second hand tied behind our back regarding waste management,” said Mayor Kostas Nikolouzos when commenting on the court verdict.
Protest concert against the use of Lefkimmi landfill facility
CORFU. Lefkimmi residents are organizing a concert with the following slogan - ΄No to the criminalization of the people of Lefkimmi - No to the illegal operation of the Mesorahia (Lefkimmi) landfill΄.
Government ministries press for Lefkimmi landfill facility to be used
CORFU. Government ministries, led by the Ministry for the Environment, are pressing for the immediate implementation of the Regional Waste Management Plan (PESDA).
Lefkimmi Cultural Society: Recycle now - to save the island!
CORFU. Society holding a meeting in Lefkimmi on Sunday evening.
Corfu Hoteliers to Prime Minister Tsipras: We are at zero point
CORFU. Corfu Hoteliers Association sent a letter to the Prime Minister expressing its fear that the final nail will soon be driven into the coffin of the country’s top tourist destination.
Lefkimmi arson sets the council meeting alight – Vassilis Kavadias resigns
CORFU. Monday’s Town Council meeting was conducted in an atmosphere of high tension with attacks on the local authority coming from all sides and ending with the resignation of Deputy Mayor Vassilis Kavadias.
Burnt-out buildings bear witness to what happened at Lefkimmi landfill facility
Images and eye-witness descriptions bear witness to what happened at the long-suffering Lefkimmi facility on Sunday morning. The fire which broke out during the night was spotted on Sunday afternoon – when everything had already burnt out! The Municipality is pressing charges. The Regional Governor is enraged. Lefkimmi Cultural Society and Mr. Charalambos are claiming it was the work of provocateurs. Meanwhile, everyone is waiting to see what is going to happen next. Today at 12:00 the Mayor is meeting with the Temploni Action Committee, which has hardened its stance.
Photos of the destruction at Lefkimmi landfill
LEFKIMMI. Photos of the burnt and vandalised facility.
Regional Governor: Police Chief should be suspended
CORFU. Strong words from the Regional Governor, Theodoros Galiatsatos, in a post on Facebook regarding the Lefkimmi landfill arson.
Barricade taken down at Lefkimmi landfill
LEFKIMMI. The tyres that had been placed as a barricade blocking access to Lefkimmi landfill were removed today in the presence of the police.
Corfu MP Fotini Vaki: Police knew about the arson!
CORFU. Corfu SYRIZA MP Fotini Vaki loudly denounced the police on a Corfu TV channel on Sunday night, saying that they had had information concerning the arson attack at Lefkimmi landfill.
Lefkimmi Association considers the fire to be at the least ΄suspicious΄
LEFKIMMI. The Association considers the fire that destroyed three buildings at the Lefkimmi landfill to be the work of provocateurs. The following statement was issued:
