Ionian Islands

The General Secretariat for Civil Protection has declared a state of alert for Saturday, warning of an acute danger of wildfires across large parts of the countries.

Conservation group World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has warned against hydrocarbon exploration off the Ionian island of Zakynthos.
Greece has reportedly allocated 17,000 square kilometers of the popular tourist island to oil companies prompting concerns from activists over the potential impact of drilling for oil and gas.

The Ionian island of Zakynthos in western Greece was jolted by a 4.2-magnitude earthquake at noon Tuesday.
According to the Athens Geodynamic Institute, the tremor struck at a depth of 2 kilometers and its epicenter was 63 kilometers southwest of the main town of Zakynthos.
A 3.1-magnitude aftershock followed shortly after. No injuries or damage were reported.

"Life Will Smile," a compelling documentary which tells the story of the survival of the 275 members of the Jewish community on the Ionian island of Zakynthos during Nazi occupation, will be screened at Harvard University, Boylston Hall, Fong Auditorium, on Tuesday April 16 at 7.30 p.m.

A 40-year-old man was killed at the Lixouri landfill in the Ionian island of Cephalonia on Tuesday, in what was reportedly a job-related accident.

The landfill worker appears to have been crushed while trying to repair a malfunction on a machine that is used for sorting different types of trash.

The Greek Parliament will debate on Thursday a government amendment for the payment of a one-off benefit to people whose properties were damaged in the earthquake that struck the Ionian island of Zakynthos and the wider region in October 2018.
The aid totals 5,000 euros per property and 1,000 euros per secondary space and will not be taxed or seized.

During World War I, Corfu became associated with one of the most tragic chapters in the history of Serbia. In 1916, the Ionian island hosted the Serbian army as well as civilians retreating from the snow-covered Albanian mountains. The island became a place of salvation for many of the run-down and unwell fighters. The exhibition "Far Away... The Island of Salvation...

The European Commission Thursday sent a stern warning to Greece claiming it is violating European Union environmental laws with regard to waste management on the Ionian island of Corfu.

Lawmakers on Monday are to discuss a draft law for breaking up five municipalities into smaller constituencies ahead of local elections in May.

Protesters opposing the operation of a landfill in southeast Corfu clashed with police and barged into the Ionian island's regional government offices of on Tuesday, causing "material damage," Corfu Governor Nikoletta Pandi told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency.