Hellinikon

The mayor of Hellinikon - Argyroupolis, Yiannis Konstantatos, said that the reasons behind the blocking of the investment at the former Athens airport site are political. "The reasons for delaying the project have a "name"," Konstantatos told in.gr news website,...

A 3.7-hectare expanse within the site of former Athens international airport at Hellinikon, is not forest land, according to a decision reached by the Piraeus Technical Committee for Examining Disputes on Monday. The decision was on a case brought before...

Two environmental groups have created new obstacles in the Hellinikon development project, after their appeal to the Council of State. The eco groups claim that most of the area of the former Athens airport, specifically 6,168,759 square meters, are under the...

Prominent politicians within SYRIZA are expressing serious concerns or outright opposition to the planned investment of Hellinikon, contradicting official government policy. Last week, Alexis Tsipras and SYRIZA have come out in favor of the stalled investment at the former airport...

"Yes, to investments but with rules that apply to everyone," Interior Minister Panos Skourletis stated on Thursday, referring to the stance adopted by Greece's Central Archaeological Council regarding the planned investment on the site of the former airport at...

The government will not tolerate deliberate delays in investments, sources from the prime minister's office said on Wednesday, commenting on the stalled investment at the old Athens airport. "The Greek government gives the necessary time and space to the institutions...

It was the third time that the Greek Central Archaeological Council postponed a decision concerning whether or not the old Hellinikon airport, site of the biggest investment in recession-era Greece, would be ruled an archaeological site. So, one of the...

The uncertainty over the investment at the former Athens airport in Hellinikon, continues after the postponement of the meeting of the Central Archaeological Council (KAS) that is meant to decide whether the site is of archaeological interest. Investors, Hellinikon Global,...

In the past few days, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras parades in companies and speaks of investments, growth and successful business practices. It is obvious that the premier is trying to change his rhetoric in order to appear friendly to...

The Greek government is planning to close most refugee camps in 2017 and transfer 10,000 people to apartments, Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas said in parliament on Friday, responding to a relevant question tabled by the Centrists’ Union. “Today we...