Mr Michalopoulos, his wife and their children, as well as Sharivan, Lucas and a private individual are fined 13000 Euros by the Environmental Directorate of the Southern Aegean Regional Government for environmental violations (building a 450m road, and conducting construction activities within a protected wetland), in the Avlaki Papa area. The decision is appealed in court and is overturned on the grounds that the violations have not been documented precisely enough.
LOUGIA SA attempts to construct a building illegally at the top of the Tzamaria hill
LOUGIA SA attempts to construct a building illegally at the top of the Tzamaria hill, right next to Ios harbor.