Urban planning
PPP plan for affordable homes
Attica districts where there are still large and unused spaces - e.g. in the western suburbs - could, according to real estate market executives, receive investments for the development of affordable housing, either for rent or for purchase.
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Building restrictions: Progress or pitfall?
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' recent announcement to restrict construction outside zoning areas has sparked mixed reactions. The decision, which aligns with a ruling from the Council of State, aims to gradually phase out the use of easement rights for building eligibility.
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Rivals make their case over building height bonus
In a high-stakes court session, Greece's Council of State reviewed arguments on Friday regarding the constitutionality of building height and zoning bonuses under the New Building Regulation.
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Where’s the scaffolding gone?
The volume of private construction activity has been decreasing, mainly in Attica, due to the complications created by the new Construction Code and reactions from a number of municipal authorities.
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New tools, old habits
The citizens' response to the new app that allows them to report zoning and environmental violations on beaches shows us how useful this kind of service can be.
Such tools cultivate the belief that the public is being heard when it cries out for mechanisms to protect the environment and uphold the law.
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The injuries of tourism
For the past five years, government officials have exhausted their active interest in tourism with triumphant proclamations about successive new arrival records. As they crowed, the problems from unfettered construction, the mass invasion of cruise visitors, the shortage of water and other resources, inadequate waste management and weak energy networks just grew and grew.
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Over 1,000 complaints for zoning violations on beaches filed within five days
Authorities received over 1,000 citizens' complaints about zoning violations on beaches within five days, it was reported on Monday.
The complaints were filed by citizens through telephone and the MyCoast app.
Authorities conducted inspections of 14 beaches across the country that received most of the complaints and found multiple violations, resulting in fines.
Tourism zoning plan’s flaws
Tourism is the absolute dominator in Greece's zoning plans, with hardly any restrictions imposed, as seen in the text of the new Special Zoning Plan for Tourism put up for public consultation on Wednesday.
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‘Migration wave threatens cultural identity of eastern Black Sea’
Experts have warned about a potential cultural identity loss stemming from the surge in migration from rural to urban areas in the eastern Black Sea region, which is leaving villages increasingly deserted and aging.
Sofia's Low-Emission Zone Discontinued: What a Waste
Today marks the end of an "era" for Sofia's low-emission zone, which ceases to operate after being introduced on December 1 last year. The zone, encompassing the central area of the city known as the "small ring," covered key thoroughfares such as "Vasil Levski" and "Patriarch Evtimii" boulevards, along with streets like "Gen. Skobelev," "Oplchenska," and "Slivnitsa" boulevard.