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Aegean islanders protest against new forest maps

Authorities and residents at Greece's Aegean islands are fuming over the mapping of forestland, saying the process undermines investment and economic growth.
The ongoing mapping of Greece's forests involves the delineation of areas that are entitled to special protection (such as limits on construction) under Greek law. It is set to be completed by 2020.

The right stuff

It is a positive development that Greece has now established a legal framework to attract international companies to the country to film television and big-screen productions.

In the not-too-distant past, few foreign productions (not even those with a Greek theme) were filmed in Greece as companies were put off by the maze of bureaucracy and the outright indifference of authorities.

MoU aimed at creation of 10 'smart islands'

The Regional Authority of the Southern Aegean, the Soft Energy Applications Laboratory, the Center for Technological Research in Piraeus and the University of West Attica on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at the creation of a roadmap for the transformation of 10 remote Aegean islands into "smart islands" via state-of-the-art networking technology.

Short-term rentals burgeoning

Attica, the Cyclades and Crete account for over 60 percent of the Greek properties that are available for short-term lease on online platforms such as Airbnb and TripAdvisor, according to a report on the sector by Greece's Center of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE), as the total figure of properties available seems to be doubling every year.

Late Night | Athens | October 11

Three days before it takes down its exhibitions on George Condo and Paul Chan, the Museum of Cycladic Art will be hosting a late night with live music and a reduced admission ticket of 5 euros. The special event starts at 9 p.m. and ends at midnight and features experimental Greek acts Panos Alexiadis, Bill Anagnos and Kostadis.

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