AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoClimate & Disaster Watch: A new 4.3 Richter earthquake struck North Evia near Prokopi early Monday, following a tense Sunday seismic run; authorities kept schools closed in affected areas as a precaution. Coastal Development Pressure: Elounda Hills, an €800m ultra-luxury resort in Crete, moved closer to construction after submitting a final design compliance file tied to its environmental study—raising the stakes for land, water and local ecosystems. Nature & Biodiversity: Greece’s marine parks face a fresh debate over whether they protect nature or enable “conquest” with wetsuits, as conservation questions resurface. Shipping Decarbonisation: Greek shipowners pushed back on IMO net-zero rules, working with Japan and Liberia on alternative proposals while arguing for workable, global measures; meanwhile, HJ Shipbuilding won approval for a biofuel-powered 10,000-TEU container ship design. Policy & Tech: Greece is preparing to fold the EU’s AI Act into national law and launch a “Pharos” AI Factory—an indirect but important signal for how public services may handle high-impact systems.
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