Athens is moving ahead with a vast new marine park in the Southern Cyclades, reshaping fishing, construction and environmental protections across strategically sensitive areas of the Aegean while reinforcing its maritime sovereignty claims

In his weekly review, the Greek PM highlighted a landmark energy shift, new renewable targets, 251 protected beaches, and Mother's Day reflections

Authorities have filed lawsuits after tons of debris were dumped into a protected coastal area, forming an illegal 60-meter road and causing significant environmental damage.

These studies introduce, for the first time, a clear and unified regulatory framework covering protected areas across the Cyclades Islands

For the first time, a clear, cohesive and modern framework of rules is being established for the protected areas across the entire Cyclades, part of the Dodecanese, and the islets of Falconera and Velopoula in the Myrtoan Sea

Twelve leading environmental organisations warn that proposed legislative changes could weaken protections for Natura 2000 sites, urging stricter safeguards and clearer limits on development.

The Greek environment ministry has put forward sweeping planning reforms that would allow construction in protected natural areas, while also extending deadlines for legalizing unauthorized structures across forests, parks and ski resorts.

The iconic and environmentally significant Prespes Lake region on the tri-state border with Albania and North Macedonia is already a Natura 2000 protected area

Greece's Natura 2000 areas lack legal protection as only 5 of 23 Special Environmental Studies are approved, delaying land-use plans and urban development.