Rena Dourou

When Rena Dourou, the former SYRIZA regional governor, remarked, "I had a stroke of bad luck on my watch," following the deadly wildfire in eastern Attica in 2018, it elicited public outrage for a simple reason: not because there can't be instances of "bad luck" during a term as governor, but because such occurrences are inherently part of the risks politicians undertake when assuming crucial p

The former Attica regional governor, Rena Dourou, will not face trial before the five-member Court of Appeals for her alleged involvement in the deadly floods that struck Mandra, west Attica, in 2017. This decision came after the court ruled that the prosecution's appeal against her acquittal by the trial court was time-barred.

In a tense atmosphere marked by political and occasionally personal altercations, Greek lawmakers unanimously decided on Tuesday to accept the request of the prosecuting authority and lift the parliamentary immunity of Rena Dourou.

An Athens court on Monday postponed the hearing of a compensation appeal lodged by 11 people who sustained serious burns in the deadly 2018 wildfire in Mati, East Attica.

The trial of those responsible for the death toll from the deadly fire in the Attica seaside suburb of Mati in 2018 was suspended on Tuesday at least until July 24, increasing the risk that the case will become statute-barred and that the social demand for justice will go unanswered.

The truth is that SYRIZA does not have the moral high ground to call for the removal of Kostas A. Karamanlis (III), who resigned as transport minister in the conservative administration following the deadly train collision, from the New Democracy party ticket. Not because the main leftist opposition does not have a say on the issue.

The trial of local authority officials accused of negligence in connection with the deadly floods that devastated Mandra, western Attica, in 2017, is to resume at an Athens misdemeanors court on Tuesday.

The Environment Ministry aims to review plans for waste management in Attica and at the national level, Kathimerini understands, though certain critical projects - such as the extension of the capital's main landfill - are to continue as scheduled.

The new plans will be drafted on the basis of proposals by the Attica regional council, which is expected to convene in due course.

Greece is still far from reaching the European Union's recycling targets, introduced by the bloc in a bid to drastically reduce reliance on landfill sites for waste disposal.
The EU's medium-term goals are to recycle 50 percent of municipal waste by 2020 and around 65 percent by 2035, sending less than 10 percent to landfills.

Former Attica governor Rena Dourou was released on Thursday after testifying before an investigating magistrate in connection with the flash floods in Mandra, western Attica, in November 2017 which resulted in the deaths of 25 people and the destruction of hundreds of properties.