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New Special Spatial Framework for Tourism: Final changes before Ministerial approval

Cap on strategic investments in saturated destinations, 350-bed limit for new hotels, new rules for short-term rentals, and updated destination classifications

Papastavrou: The exploitation of our country’s mineral wealth is a matter of national importance – it belongs to the Greek people

Regarding hydrocarbon exploration in Greece, the Minister of Energy stated that the first exploratory well is expected to be drilled in mid-February 2027 at the Asopos site.

Ministry of Environment and Energy: €16.6m for water-shortage projects in Thessaly, Central Greece and Eastern Macedonia

The funding covers upgrades to ageing water networks, desalination and denitrification works, as Greece steps up efforts to protect drinking water supplies.

Papastavrou: No exclusion of Cyprus from COP31 preparatory processes – “Either all 27 or none”

Statement at EU Environment Ministers’ Council – “Greece fully supports the Climate Commissioner’s statement condemning Turkey’s attempt to exclude the Republic of Cyprus”

What the establishment of the Eastern Mediterranean Energy Center signed by Papastavrou in the US means

The 3+1 meeting and the relaunch of the EMGF upgrade Greece’s role as a pillar of energy security and stability in the region

New step for hydrocarbon exploration in the Ionian Sea: US Chevron enters Block 10 with 70% stake

“The Greece is continuously strengthening its position on the energy map of the Eastern Mediterranean,” said Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou in a statement

Stavros Papastavrou: We are implementing Greece’s largest public solar park in Western Greece

147,000 farmers will benefit, while 17,000 vulnerable households will receive free electricity

Papastavrou: For years, decarbonization functioned like a holy grail, not only in Brussels but also in many other countries

In response to a question about the energy crisis, he stressed that in 2022 it took more than a year for member states to accept that they needed to take action and begin discussions

Corfu placed under a state of emergency due to water scarcity

The state of emergency will remain in effect for three months – The water shortage is increasingly affecting daily life and the island’s basic functions

Heated exchange between Papastavrou and Sweden’s energy minister over European power grids at the Council of Ministers

A dispute over the joint planning of electricity grids saw the Greek minister challenge his Swedish counterpart, saying that “ultimatums are not the way we should operate,” and calling for a common European strategy for energy networks, invoking Jacques Delors

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