Natura 2000

The European Commission decided recently to refer Greece to the Court of Justice of the EU over its ''failure to protect biodiversity adequately''. In its statement, the European Commission notes that while Greece has designated Special Areas of Conservation to...

Five Greek projects have been selected by the European Union to compete for the prestigious Natura 2000 award. The Greek nominees are among 25 finalists and the winners will be decided by a popular vote and announced at a high-level ceremony...

The Wetlands Management Committee in northern Greece received the first European Natura 2000 Award on Friday, presented for exemplary collaboration in managing protected natural habitats. The Committee, which received the award on behalf of all local agencies in northern Greece’s...

According to Greek Travel Pages, Aristotle's Walk,' the first of eight historically-based walks in the Greek peninsula of Chalkidiki, was presented to the public by the Mount Athos Area Organization, a tourism promotion group in northern Greece. The trail of...

Protesting the oncoming firings of municipal workers, 25 of the 38 Mayors in Central Macedonia co-signed a joint letter, in which they submitted their resignations from office. The letter was addressed to Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, the Deputy Prime Minister...

A decision has been taken on the issue repeatedly raised in the past by several environmental groups and organizations concerning the operation of beach bars in regions of Halkidiki that have been enlisted in the European-wide Natura 2000 networking...