23/11/19

[Maik]

Greece’s Unlawful Building Owners Get New Democracy Break

Owners of illegal buildings in Greece, or those adding additions unlawfully won’t have to raze them or face fines, with the New Democracy government giving them more than four years – until Dec. 31, 2015 to enter a settlement plan, at a higher cost.

Governments in Greece have been reluctant to go after owners of unlawful buildings who represent a sizeable voting bloc, even though illegal structures in the seaside village of Mati were blamed for blocking access to the sea during a July 23, 2018 fire that killed 103.

Unlawful structures were also said to be a major reason for deaths in flooding in the town of Mandra west of Athens and for blocking rainwater and causing erosion and even taking over state land.

The Environment Minister, without explaining why, extended the June 30, 2020 deadline go give the unlawful property owners more time to comply with a scheme legalizing their illegal act if they pay for it.

https://www.thenationalherald.com/269685/greeces-unlawful-building-owners-get-new-democracy-break/

[Maik]

Overrun With Hotels, Greece Will Be Getting More

Despite an oversupply of hotel rooms – as the sector is facing biting competition from short-term rental such as Airbnb and others – developers are eager to add even more across Greece, with is already saturated with them.

Athens, Thessaloniki and popular islands already have too many rooms to accommodate even record numbers of tourists the past few years, with short-term rentals siphoning off as many as a million people a year, and growing.

https://www.thenationalherald.com/269689/overrun-with-hotels-greece-will-be-getting-more/

[Maik]

Mains electric power due to be down Sunday, 24 November, between 07:00-12:00 in the Lassi are due to essential maintenance.

[Maik]

Greece celebrates National Resistance Day on Sunday, 24^th November, the Greek flag will be flown from public buildings and banks, which will be illuminated all day. At 11:30 a wreath will be laid at the monument in Napier Gardens in Argostoli. Or so I've been told.