Mykonos

Amid reports of a rise in instances of mob-style violence on the island of Mykonos related to illegal construction and permits, the government has announced its intentions to beef up security and to increase urban planning inspections. 

By this summer, mobile operator Vodafone Greece is expected to have completed the full development of 670 kilometers of underwater and 800 km of underground fiberoptics cables that will pass through the Cyclades (Syros, Tinos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros and Santorini) and will be interconnected with the Dodecanese (Kos and Rhodes) and Crete (Hania and Sitia).

Among the debated amendments of an Environment Ministry multi-bill on Monday was one for the suspension of building permits in areas outside town planning on the popular tourist island of Mykonos until the end of the year.

The Ministry of Environment is withdrawing the articles on Natura sites and special environmental studies, as well as two regulations on the boundaries of traditional settlements and the "recognition" of roads from its multi-bill which is being put to a vote on Tuesday.

The exhortation of the archaeologist of the Ephorate of the Cyclades who was violently attacked in northern Athens is reasonable: "Get two riot police units and bring them to Mykonos.

The strike by state-employed archaeologists on Tuesday in response to an assault on an archaeologist by unknown assailants in Kifissia, northern Athens highlighted the pressure to expand tourism development, illegally if need be. 

State-employed archaeologists in Greece launched strike action Tuesday to protest an assault on an archaeologist on the island of Mykonos, an attack they say may have been linked to commercial pressure to extend tourism development.

Police are investigating the brutal beating of an archaeologist last Tuesday in the northern Athens suburb of Kifissia, with reports linking it to illegal building activities on Mykonos island's famed beaches.

Business and pleasure was at the forefront of Bill Gates' brief stay in Greece. Greek hospitality, the sun and the turquoise waters of the Aegean, in fact, seem to have whetted the investment appetite of the Microsoft co-founder.

The Independent Public Revenue Authority - AADE will be landing on 12 islands and 5 tourist land destinations in view of the tourist season to reduce tax evasion mainly of VAT and to increase tax revenues. In fact, for this purpose, it is strengthening the staff in the respective Tax Bureaus for the months of July, August and September.