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Corfu Island full of rubbish dumps
CORFU. The ongoing saga of waste management over the last years combined with some residents lacking any sense of personal responsibility has created the distressing image of an island full of small, makeshift rubbish dumps.
Corfu conductor a rising star
ATHENS. The up-and-coming, award-winning 34-year-old Corfu conductor, Giorgos Balatsinos, distinguished himself at one of the most important international conducting competitions with works from 20th and 21st century composers at Concorso Internazionale Giancarlo Facchinetti in Italy.
Corfu Mayor’s waste management meeting this morning
CORFU. Mayor Kostas Nikolouzos met with a wide range of representatives at the Old Town Hall today.
Corfu athlete Panayiota Dosi to receive award as best Greek girl athlete
ATHENS. On Saturday 10th March the Friends of Classical Athletics Society will be presenting awards to the top Greek athletes and their coaches from last year.
Contractor signs to go ahead with Solari road improvements
CORFU. The project is expected to be completed within the next 10 months and delivered by the end of 2018.
Temploni landfill: Gates open again, allowing refuse trucks to enter
CORFU. Following the written commitments from the Corfu Mayor regarding the road map for waste management, the Action Committee has agreed to a two-month ‘truce’ as was discussed at the meeting on Sunday.
Temploni landfill: Mayor gives written commitments
CORFU. The document that the Temploni Action Committee requested from the Corfu mayor as a prerequisite for the removal of the landfill blockade is now in their hands.
Action Committee meeting this evening to discuss the blockade at Temploni landfill
CORFU. "Give us two months," the Mayor told residents at the end of his meeting with them at Temploni landfill this morning.
Corfu Mayor visits Temploni landfill – hoping for the removal of the blockade
CORFU. Mayor Kostas Nikolouzos visited the Temploni landfill today to talk with those blockading the entrance and ask them to help relieve the difficult situation Corfu finds itself in with the roads full of rubbish.
Corfu Mayor to visit Temploni landfill today
CORFU. Mayor Kostas Nikolouzos will be visiting the occupied Temploni landfill today at 11:00.
Corfu Mayor to update Action Committee today
CORFU. Mayor Kostas Nikolouzos told Enimerosi that he is going to meet with the Action Committee – which has set up a blockade at Temploni landfill – to update its members on what was said at the recent meeting at the Ministry of the Interior.
Temploni protestors: “We’re not leaving!”
CORFU. 500 metres from the entrance to Temploni landfill the protestors remain adamant. “We won’t allow the landfill to open unless it’s to remove the waste bales.”
Environment Minister says to Corfu representatives – No riot police and no rubbish on the streets. Open up Lefkimmi as soon as possible
ATHENS. The magic solution that some were hoping for disappeared in a matter of 2½ hours on the 7th floor of the Ministry of the Interior building.
Cleansing Service guide: How to deal with the accumulation of rubbish
CORFU. The Municipal Cleansing Service is at present unable to continue collecting rubbish due to the blockade barring entry to Temploni landfill.
Blockade of Temploni landfill continues – only hospital refuse trucks allowed to enter
CORFU. Following its meeting yesterday evening the Central Corfu Residents Action Committee decided to continue its blockade of Temploni landfill.
Temploni landfill: Prosecutor asks residents to do things legally
CORFU. The prosecutor Ms Tataki inspected the landfill following the invitation from residents.
Corfu Prosecutor at Temploni landfill
CORFU. Another visit to the landfill after the major waste crisis in summer 2016.
Public prosecutor to visit Temploni landfill on Tuesday
CORFU. The Public Prosecutor, Mr. Tatakis, met with members of the Central Corfu Residents Action Committee for 1½ hours this morning.
