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Environmentalism for the small, development for the big
In Corfu, the protection of the environment risks losing its legitimacy when it is applied with double standards. Strict enforcement against small-scale projects and flexibility toward large-scale developments serve neither the environment nor development—they undermine both.
Breathtaking “Varkarola 2026” in Paleokastritsa
CORFU. A spectacular celebration of tradition, emotion and culture.
Waste management needs national logistics strategy, not municipal dead ends
The inspections carried out on ferries have reignited the debate over waste transportation. The real issue, however, is not the occasional inspections but the absence of a national strategy that would ensure safer, more cost-effective, and better-organised waste transport, without shifting the cost onto local residents.
Power cuts 5-6 August
The Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DEDDIE) has announced that there will be power cuts on Wednesday 5 and Thursday 6 August in order to carry out necessary maintenance work.
Mouragia raises the alarm once again
The discussion about restricting heavy vehicles in Mouragia began ten years ago, but it was not followed by any decisions. Today, DEYAK linking damage to the sewage pipeline with heavy traffic, and with major interventions at the port just around the corner, Corfu is being called upon to redesign its main road arteries.
It’s time we established how many people there actually are on the island.
Corfu is debating its carrying capacity without even knowing how many people are actually on the island at any given time. The technology exists, the data is available, but what is lacking is the organisation that will put them to use.
Power cuts 29 July
The Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DEDDIE) has announced that there will be power cuts on Wednesday 29 July in order to carry out necessary maintenance work.
Corfu is not a product
When tourism is structured so that most of the value is created elsewhere and the profits are collected by others, the destination risks becoming little more than a backdrop. Corfu must claim its fair share of the wealth that it helps create.
“Summer in My Heart” in St.Spyridon Square (Plakada)
CORFU. Friday 31 July at 8:30p.m.
Olive fruit fly alert: guidance issued for olive growers
CORFU. Corfu currently without olive fruit fly protection – urgent advice for olive growers.
Vidos and Lazaretto are integral part of the town
The incident with the scouts involving a gas cylinder, the cancellation of the municipal summer camps, shuttered facilities, and deteriorating infrastructure all point to a pattern of systematic neglect on Vidos.
Relocation or removal?
If it is found that the proposed location is unsuitable because of insufficient water depth, then the "relocation" of the boatyards risks proving to be simply their removal, and perhaps, ultimately, their closure.
Paleokastritsa Varkarola 2026 is back, more spectacular than ever before!
CORFU. A spectacular fusion of light, music and tradition in Paleokastritsa bay.
10th Central Corfu Traditional Folk Dance Festival
CORFU. Friday, July 24, at 8:30 p.m. Old Kastellani Messi Amphitheatre.
Power cuts 22-23 July
The Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DEDDIE) has announced that there will be power cuts on Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 July in order to carry out necessary maintenance work.
Corfu splits up, Athens reunites
CORFU. The dissolution of the unified DIADEYAK was presented as a necessary adaptation to the new local government reality. Just a few months later, however, the same state is promoting large collaborative structures for water management. In the end, the problem was never the size of the organisation, but the lack of infrastructure projects.
Art from Rubbish by Kostas Koulouris: 400 objects come to life
CORFU. The innovative art exhibition will be held in Anemomylos from July 27 to August 6.
΄Panigiri΄ for Agia Marina in Benitses
CORFU. July 16 and 17. The music programme will feature the band ‘Kerkyraiki Parea’.
