Easing installation of fiber-optic connections
Easing installation of fiber-optic connections A joint decision by the ministries of Digital Governance and Environment and Energy will make it easier to approve installation of fiber-optic cables across the country. The government wants to accelerate the number of fiber-optic connections, so that connections over 100 Mbps (megabits per second) and even in the gigabits […]
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Ministry for the Environment in name only?
Ministry for the Environment in name only? It was not, unfortunately, the first time we have seen a ministry pull such a stunt. In this case, it was the Ministry for the Environment, which put to public consultation (initially for just a week, which is below the minimum prescribed by law) a draft law containing […]
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Education funding for labor market needs
Education funding for labor market needs Seeking to adapt to an ever-changing environment, the Education Ministry plans to provide incentives to universities to orient their curricula toward modern developments in science and technology, the demands of the economy and the needs of the labor market. The shift in the orientation of universities is expected to […]
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US energy official meets with Skrekas
US energy official meets with Skrekas Greek Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas met with visiting US State Department Senior Adviser for Energy Security Amos Hochstein on Friday. Skrekas briefed the American official on the Greek strategy for the country’s energy sufficiency, emphasizing that Greece is able to export natural gas to Bulgaria and other […]
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Controversial chapter concerning Natura 2000 sites in draft law withdrawn
Controversial chapter concerning Natura 2000 sites in draft law withdrawn Greece’s Environment Ministry on Thursday withdrew a controversial chapter allowing heavy duty interventions on protected natural sites from its new omnibus bill. Put to public consultation last week, the draft bill raised a storm of reactions from environmental protection groups and scientific bodies arguing that […]
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Undoing tricks of suppliers
Undoing tricks of suppliers The Environment and Energy Ministry is responding immediately to the ingenuity shown by power providers in their continuing to mislead consumers, even after the suspension of the adjustment clause in electricity rates. Minister Kostas Skrekas is expected to submit a bill in Parliament on Thursday that will force supply companies to […]
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Draft provisions for nature reserves come under fire
Draft provisions for nature reserves come under fire The Environment Ministry’s new draft law regarding the status of nature reserves that was submitted last Friday received a barrage of criticism on Tuesday during its discussion in the relevant parliamentary committees. Scientific bodies and environmental groups insisted installations for renewable energy and energy transmission and storage […]
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Subsidies for electric vehicles: Cars, scooters, bicycles
Subsidies for electric vehicles: Cars, scooters, bicycles Minister of Environment and Energy Kostas Skrekas announced the opening of the platform of the “Move Electric 2” program for subsidizing the purchase of electric vehicles and chargers, for tomorrow Thursday. As explained by the Minister, the program is funded by a total of 50 million euros, and […]
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A back door line of communication between Athens and Ankara
A back door line of communication between Athens and Ankara Given the volatile environment in Greek-Turkish relations, there is a need to maintain (or create if needed) workable channels of communication between Athens and Ankara. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s insistence on snubbing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis should not be allowed to bring bilateral ties to […]
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Skrekas briefs Tsunis on energy contingency plans
Skrekas briefs Tsunis on energy contingency plans Energy and Environment Minister Kostas Skrekas briefed US Ambassador George Tsunis on Tuesday on the government’s contingency plan in the event of Russia cutting off its supply of natural gas. In his first official meeting with Tsunis, Skrekas presented the government’s overall plan for phasing out dependency on […]
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Offshore wind farms: Provisions up for consultation
Offshore wind farms: Provisions up for consultation The environment and energy ministry on Thursday unveiled a draft bill that will legislate for the development of offshore wind parks with a capacity of 2 Gigawatts by 2030, for a period of public consultation. Consultation will last for just six days. Under the bill, the current body […]
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Environment ministry unveils bill for offshore wind parks
Environment ministry unveils bill for offshore wind parks The Environment and Energy Ministry on Thursday unveiled a draft bill for public consultation that will legislate for the development of offshore wind parks with a capacity of 2 Gigawatts by 2030. Under the bill, the current body in charge of exploration for hydrocarbons will be responsible […]
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Skrekas meets representatives of French power companies
Skrekas meets representatives of French power companies Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas had a meeting with representatives of French companies that operate in Greece in the energy sector on Friday. The meeting was attended by the French ambassador in Athens, Patrick Maisonnave, the president of the Hellenic-French Chamber, Laurent Thuillier, and representatives of Akuo […]
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Energy Minister: We will absorb 85% of the increase for electricity horizontally for all
Energy Minister: We will absorb 85% of the increase for electricity horizontally for all Minister of Environment and Energy, Costas Skrekas pegged the amount in subsidies for energy that will have been spent until the end of July at 4.3 billion euros, speaking on MEGA channel. The minister spoke about the government’s plan to conserve […]
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Energy conservation: The ten measures state authorities will follow
Energy conservation: The ten measures state authorities will follow The Ministry of Environment and Energy has formulated ten steps so the public sector can limit energy consumption and expenditure. In the context of Operation “Thermostat”, as it has been called, the Secretary General of Energy and Mineral Raw Materials Alexandra Sdoukou described a series of […]
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Tsipras on World Environment Day: fire in Athens suburbs a bad start to the summer
Tsipras on World Environment Day: fire in Athens suburbs a bad start to the summer Main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance President Alexis Tsipras on Sunday attacked the government during a social media post on World Environment Day, over the fire that broke out in the southern suburbs of Athens the previous day. “Unfortunately, this is not […]
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World Environment Day – We Have “Only One Earth”
World Environment Day – We Have “Only One Earth” Earth’s core is cooling much faster than scientists’s previously thought. Credit: Public Domain The world is celebrating its “Only One Earth” today, as people in over 150 countries are coming together to participate in environmentally themed events and communicate the message that sustainable living is the […]
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Energy Min. and SG in Brussels for ceiling in wholesale electricity
Energy Min. and SG in Brussels for ceiling in wholesale electricity The Minister of Environment and Energy and the Secretary General of Energy and Mineral Resources are in Brussels today, where they will meet with technical staff of the Energy Directorate-General of the European Commission for the electricity price intervention mechanism that the government wants […]
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Energy Min.: “From July 1, we subsidize energy without consumption limit”
Energy Min.: “From July 1, we subsidize energy without consumption limit” The Minister of Environment and Energy, Costas Skrekas spoke about the increases in electricity but also about the subsidies coming from July 1st. Initially, Mr. Skrekas commented on the speech of Kyriakos Mitsotakis in the US Congress. “I felt proud that a Greek prime […]
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Shipping is ‘beacon of stability in a volatile global environment,’ shipowners’ union chief says
Shipping is ‘beacon of stability in a volatile global environment,’ shipowners’ union chief says Shipping continues to operate as “a beacon of stability in a volatile global environment,” the president of the Union of Greek Shipowners, Melina Travlos, said on Thursday. In a statement issued ahead of the Posidonia international shipping exhibition, to be held […]
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Migration ministry’s priority is a transition to a totally digitised environment
Migration ministry’s priority is a transition to a totally digitised environment The transition to a “totally digitised environment” which will contribute to the “main goal of any national asylum system, the rapid and also qualitative examination of all asylum requests” is a priority of the migration and asylum ministry, underlined Migration and Asylum Minister Notis […]
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Greek Environment Min.: There must be collective action to support households and businesses
Greek Environment Min.: There must be collective action to support households and businesses The Greek Environment and Energy Minister, Mr Kostas Skrekas, noted, on Monday, the necessity of collective action to help households and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) cope with the massive increases in energy costs, in a statement, as he arrived for the […]
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Bill for local authorities to offer renewable energy
Bill for local authorities to offer renewable energy A proposed Environment and Energy Ministry bill to simplify the licensing of projects utilizing renewable energy sources (RES), which was unveiled for public consultation on Wednesday, will give municipalities and regional authorities incentives for the installation of RES units in order to provide cheaper energy to vulnerable […]
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Greece taking steps to accelerate hydrocarbon exploration, Skrekas says
Greece taking steps to accelerate hydrocarbon exploration, Skrekas says The environment and energy ministry has taken legislative initiatives to accelerate hydrocarbon exploration, Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas pointed out during a meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, which was held on Tuesday at the Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management company to discuss the exploration […]
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Demolition of illegal beach constructions on hold again
Demolition of illegal beach constructions on hold again The Environment Ministry has given another six-month extension for the demolition of arbitrary construction on shores, increasing the total duration of the suspension to 18 months. The second extension was justified on the basis that demolitions will lead to serious financial losses for offenders, mainly in the […]
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ATHEX: The goals of new CEO Giannos Kontopoulos
ATHEX: The goals of new CEO Giannos Kontopoulos The creation of an attractive environment of the capital market with a continuous stream of new listings and raising capital, overcoming the vicious cycle of low liquidity and the lack of IPOs, is the main goal of the new CEO of the Athens Stock Exchange, Giannos Kontopoulos. […]
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Electricity subsidies announced for April
Electricity subsidies announced for April Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas announced on Friday the subsidies for electricity that will apply in April for households and enterprises. The household subsidy is for all primary residences, or roughly 4.2 million homes, irrespective of income or other criteria. The average monthly subsidy for an average household consuming […]
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Energy Ministry holds emergency meeting over supply concerns
Energy Ministry holds emergency meeting over supply concerns Environment and Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas has called an emergency meeting of the ministry’s crisis management team for Wednesday as Russia’s deadline for the payment of natural gas supplies in roubles expires Thursday. The objective of the meeting is to examine alternative scenarios for ensuring that Greece […]
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Hellas Gold: Investment in sustainable development is a strategic priority
Hellas Gold: Investment in sustainable development is a strategic priority The transition to a sustainable ESG (Environment – Society – Governance) future is now a one-way street in the strategy of modern business in the new “green” era that is taking shape. Hellenic Gold, consistent with the principles of Responsible Mining (Responsible Mining), since 2004, […]
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Greece considers natural gas storage in Bulgaria, Italy
Greece considers natural gas storage in Bulgaria, Italy The Greek Ministry of Environment & Energy is considering natural gas storage in Italy and in Bulgaria to ensure sufficient supplies for the 2022-2023 winter season, it was reported on Saturday. The European Commission last week presented its proposals, according to which member states are obliged to […]
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