editorial
When will Municipal Theatre finally reopen?
From December 2026 to summer 2027 – and who knows after that! The Municipal Theatre remains closed, the fire safety works have no confirmed start date, and the stage is flooding. When will it reopen, who is guaranteeing the timetable, and who is protecting the historic curtain?
Corfu gaining tourists as a result of geopolitical instability
Wars, rising energy costs and the cost of living are prompting Europeans to choose destinations closer to home, benefiting Corfu too, particularly in the British market. However, the situation could change.
Lefkimmi΄s unrelenting waste problem
Rubbish returns to haunt Lefkimmi like the Furies. Twenty-five years of mismanagement have done more than leave the streets piled high with waste. They have destroyed public trust and a sense of social responsibility, paving the way for privatisation. Now citizens risk paying the price both for the failure and for the supposed solution.
Corfu doesn΄t simply need more British visitors
Arrivals and investment are increasing, but so too are the cost of living, pressure on infrastructure and the accumulation of tourism revenue.
The scourge of regional inequality across the Ionian Islands
CORFU. Investment is on the rise, but the islands are struggling under the pressure. Uneven development and extreme seasonality demand a radical change in planning and the allocation of public resources. The new development programme cannot simply repeat the same old formula.
Spatial planning with exceptions, tourism without limits
The issue is not about stopping every investment. It is about first answering a fundamental question: how much water is available, how much wastewater can the treatment facilities handle, how much waste can the system manage, and how many people can the island accommodate at the peak of the tourist season?
Corfu pays, but who gets the money?
Cruise ships fill Corfu, but how much do they contribute towards the town’s needs? Why do Santorini and Mykonos collect four times as much in fees per passenger? Who decided that Corfu can cope with more while getting less?
It’s not just about drilling. It’s about a way of life.
We cannot say “no” to drilling and “yes” to a model of development that devours energy, water and natural resources. This contradiction does not invalidate the resistance. It reveals the need to change the very model of production. The problem is not just the drilling in the Ionian Sea. It is the economy that demands it and the way of life that sustains it.
Who is designing the new town?
The marina will reshape the coastline and add almost 20 stremma of new land. The question is: who is shaping the new Mantouki — the town’s Local Urban Plan or the marina’s investment plan?
΄Yes΄ for now
The “yes” to exploratory drilling merely puts the bigger confrontation off until later. For Corfu, though, the question remains: will it have a voice in decisions over oil and gas exploration in the Ionian, or will it regard the issue as beyond the remit of local government?
The Ionian Sea has wealth already
The Ionian already has its own wealth. Why risk its sea for a benefit that remains uncertain?
Corfu΄s silence
Hydrocarbon exploration in the Ionian is moving from plans to permission, the communities have stated their positions, and Epirus has issued its opinion. The drilling has a specific position. Does Corfu?
Projects that grow old before they are even built
Six years from the study to the contract, followed by another 18 months for construction. The slow development and approval of projects is not simply a matter of bureaucracy: it costs money, results in lost funding and leaves Corfu waiting.
How loud is too loud to live in the Old Town?
The court ruling has brought the issue of noise pollution back into the spotlight, but not without raising questions. Where does the 30-decibel limit actually apply and, above all, how is the right to a peaceful home protected in an Old Town?
What went wrong again, and why did we miss the boat?
The billions were there, the needs were clear, and the deadlines were known. So why wasn’t Corfu ready for the projects it needed most?
Rage is not justice
The anger over the dog’s death is understandable. But when it is combined with distrust in the justice system, it risks turning social media into a courtroom and outrage into public lynching.
Madonna΄s party
Enimerosi regrets the alleged exclusion of the San Giacomo Association from Madonna’s party, but stands by its publication of accurate and verified news. Confidentiality binds those who agreed to it — not the press retroactively.
Environmentalism for the small, development for the big
In Corfu, the protection of the environment risks losing its legitimacy when it is applied with double standards. Strict enforcement against small-scale projects and flexibility toward large-scale developments serve neither the environment nor development—they undermine both.
