AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoSevere Weather in Crete: Greece issued a Red Code as torrential rain, thunderstorms and gale-force winds battered Crete, flooding homes and roads, collapsing a bridge and triggering repeated 112 alerts, with power outages and school closures reported. Drought and Water Loss: Koroneia Lake in northern Greece has shrunk to less than a tenth of its original size after a decade of low rainfall and over-irrigation, turning a once-protected wetland and bird refuge into cracked mud flats. EU Waste Crackdown: The European Commission sued Greece and Cyprus over non-compliance with EU landfill rules, saying most landfills fail to meet standards meant to protect health, water, soil and air. Energy Interconnector Blocked: Cyprus warned that Turkey is blocking the Great Sea Interconnector linking Israel–Cyprus–Greece to the EU grid, citing disputes over maritime zones. Biodiversity Under Pressure: Koroneia’s collapse threatens migratory and water birds, underscoring how climate change and drought are reshaping northern ecosystems. Infrastructure Orders: Beam Europe secured about $4m in smart city infrastructure orders, including projects in Greece alongside the Balkans. Demographic Decline on Aegean Islands: Thymaina’s population drop is so severe that nurseries and primary schools are closing, leaving only a handful of children on the island.
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