editorial
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.
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.
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.
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.
Chrysida΄s lost spring
The latest breakdown of Chrysida΄s main water pipeline is more than another reminder of the water supply network΄s vulnerability. It once again raises the question of why the pipeline was not replaced during the winter or spring, when the work could have been undertaken with considerably less disruption.
Why are projects in Corfu and Ionian Islands failing to move forward?
Meetings of the Monitoring Committee are usually a missed opportunity for an honest reflection on why so many projects remain, for years on end, suspended between planning and reality.
Outrage over water and limits of public tolerance in Corfu
Residents of Corfu are aware that DEYAK is an aging and financially strained utility. So why does outrage erupt after every extended water outage? Because understanding the causes does not diminish the demand for what is self-evident: access to a basic public service.
The musts, the whats, and the hows of Corfu tourism
Corfu doesn’t need yet another debate about whether tourism is a blessing or a curse. It needs agreement on the facts, management institutions, a redistribution of priorities, and the political courage to make decisions that will ensure that the success of its most important productive sector does not undermine its own future.
Garitsa’s invisible marina
If the state collects the TEPAI (Recreational and Day-Trip Vessel Fee) fee from the vessels that fill Garitsa Bay every summer, it is reasonable to ask why none of this revenue is immediately returned to Corfu.
Juvenile violence in Corfu: Screen culture and normalisation of aggression
The incident involving the injury of a pupil in Corfu once again brings to the forefront the discussion about juvenile violence, the influence of the media and social media, as well as the social model shaping a generation raised amid tension, competition, and constant exposure to aggression, while parents are away at work from morning until night.
How will local tax increases be reimbursed?
The decision of the Greek Council of State of may pave the way for refunds of municipal taxes, but its implementation appears to be anything but straightforward. The involvement of electricity providers, the fact that the finalised written ruling has not yet been issued, and the potential fiscal cost create a complex administrative and political landscape for municipalities.
The seafront is not just real estate—it is the town itself
The market may see opportunities, but the town is left to handle the consequences.
When a town loses its theatre stage
In the early 20th century, Corfu had two to three times as many theatre stages per capita as the capital.
Corfu: thriving on tourism, dependent on outside energy
Underlying the momentum of the tourism sector is the key question of whether and when the island will be integrated into the new energy corridors forming in the region.
Final hour before drilling starts
Hydrocarbons: The public kept in the dark. Local authorities sound asleep.
Waste management as a political issue
While in opposition, the refuse crisis was framed as the outcome of specific policy choices and a particular administration.
