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Impressions from our journey to Papas/Calilo
One of the best beaches of the Cyclades has been destroyed for the sake of building a resort which, to us at least, appeared kitsch,

Tourism and spatial planning
Article of the President of our Association, Dimitri Vayanos, in Kathimerini newspaper on Sunday 20 August about spatial planning in tourist areas of Greece. The

Concrete Bridges
In Ios, the beaches are not only occupied by umbrella seats. It is also occupied by concrete bridges! These bridges, on Koumbara beach, were built by

One more beach in Ios becomes privatised
One more beach in Ios becomes privatised – illegally, of course Valmas is a beautiful beach in Ios, at the southern entrance of the harbour.

The Illuminati of the Environment
Article by Michael Jacobides, professor at London Business School, on the misguided policies of past Greek governments concerning environment protection. The article makes reference to

Ios Live on Ant1 News
Antenna TV presented a news story about the upcoming visit of the Appelate Prosecutor of the Aegean Mr Odysseas Tsorbatzoglou to Ios. The video is

New fine of 132000 Euros to 105 SA for environmental violations in Koumbara area
The Regional Government of the Southern Aegean imposed a 132000 Euro fine to company 105 SA for twelve violations of environmental and building laws in

Save Ios wins SLAPP case
. We received the full text of the decision of the Single-Member First-Instance Court of Athens, which rejected the complaint brought by Mr. Michalopoulos against

Dora Bakoyanni Condemns Ios Developments
𝐖𝐄’𝐑𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐃𝐔𝐁𝐀𝐈 ! Dora Bakoyanni, member of the Parliament for New Democracy appeared on ΣΚΑΪ ΤV on 22/03/2023. Ms Bakoyanni referred to developments in