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Funding for Cleansing Services in North & South Corfu and Paxos from Ministry of the Interior
ATHENS. The Ministry of the Interior will be giving an injection of €150,000 to Municipalities with less than 50,000 residents - a total of 40m Euros going to 266 Municipalities.

Road accident at Sotiriotissa due to burst pipe
CORFU. Two motorbikes and a car were involved - one of the motorcyclists suffered minor injuries.

Extra money for the 3 new Municipalities from the ΄Philodimos II΄ programme
ATHENS. 1m Euros for the Municipality of Central Corfu & Diapontia Islands and 2m Euros for each of the North and South Corfu Municipalities.

Changing of the guard at Regional Administration Corfu office
CORFU. The outgoing Deputy Regional Governor for Corfu handed over to the incoming Deputy.

Melita Andrioti new Deputy Regional Governor for Corfu
CORFU. Ionian Islands Regional Governor announced the names of the new Deputy Regional Governors.

Concert: Yiannis Parios and Giorgos Katsaros "Journey of Love" at the Old Fortress
CORFU. Wednesday 28 August at 21:00.

Awaiting Theodorikakos΄ ΄solution΄ to the rubbish problem!
CORFU. Fast track congratulations to the Minister for the Interior.

Refuse collection - What Corfu Mayor Kostas Nikolouzos says
CORFU. Kostas Nikolouzos categorically denies that he received a letter from Meropi Ydraiou regarding refuse collection and that the Interior Minister intervened due to her initiative.

Ydraiou requests fast-track refuse collection contract from Mayor and Interior Minister
CORFU. The incoming Mayor has requested that the procedure for contracting out refuse collection be put on fast-track.

Minister of the Interior to Corfu Mayor:"Clean up the island!"
ATHENS. The new Minister of the Interior Takis Theodorikakos asked Mayor Kostas Nikolouzos to do something immediately to remove the rubbish from the roads.

Tourism-related organisations send letter to Minister for Interior requesting that waste be removed from Corfu
CORFU. Letter sent by Federation of Tourist Accommodation Owners, Corfu Hoteliers΄ Association, Trade Association and Corfu Tourist Guides΄ Union.

Greenpeace: The protest movement against oil-drilling is growing
CORFU. The Greek leg of Rainbow Warrior΄s European campaign "United for Climate" ended with a panhellenic forum in Corfu with initiatives against drilling for hydrocarbons.

Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior now in Corfu Port
CORFU. The Rainbow Warrior is now moored in Corfu Port and will remain here for two days (21 & 22 June).

Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior in Corfu
CORFU. Rainbow Warrior will be in Corfu Port on 21 and 22 June.

Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior coming to Ionian Sea to protest against drilling for hydrocarbons
The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior will be in Greece from 12 to 22 June.

Find out where you vote
ATHENS. Find out full details on the Ministry for the Interior website regarding the procedures for Sunday΄s elections and the voting centres.

Sotiriotissa cleaned up ΄All Together΄ again!
CORFU. It was a year ago that volunteers from ΄All Together for Corfu΄ first cleaned up the area at Sotiriotissa on Eth. Palaiokastritsa Rd.

Athena International Olive Oil Competition: ΄Kopos΄ produced by Andriotis Greek Olive Oil wins silver medal
CORFU. In a very difficult year for olive oil production the search for quality oil took Andriotis Greek Olive Oil to Laconia.