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Athens without Taxis again today, Thursday
The taxi drivers’ strike has been extended, and a protest gathering will also take place at 10 a.m.
Drought: Attica counts every drop of water – Reservoirs below 30%
NTUA records the second-largest drought after 1988–1994 – Proposal to halt irrigation if the rainfall deficit continues – Reduced inflows for 3 consecutive years – risk of shortages up to 30 million m³
Water scarcity: How Leros, Patmos & Attica reached a state of emergency – The action plan following the NTUA report
RAAEY decides on emergency water-scarcity measures and evaluates the plan for the capital – The goal is the immediate implementation of emergency actions through fast-track procedures and flexible tenders without affecting consumption
President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola to visit Athens on Friday
The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, will be in Athens on Friday (28/11), where she will meet with the President of the Republic, Konstantinos Tassoulas, the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, as well as the Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament, Nikitas Kaklamanis
Cameras on 600 buses to record violations and issue tickets in real time – How the AI-powered system will work
Using AI, buses will record not only driving behaviour but also traffic data and infrastructure problems
Research: Athens can no longer contain us – 6 million cars, roads can handle only 2 million
Infrastructure under strain due to development and tourism – 4.5 million residents and 9 million tourists – We lose 2 days per year in traffic jams, 340,000 parking spaces are missing – We compete with 999 others for every newly built home, with 30,000 rentals missing
