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You may not hear about it, but is in a pivotal period regarding sea health, and .
During the lockdown, a set of anti-environmental laws passed, allowing fossil-fuel companies to start harmful research activities throughout the country, both on land and seas. Yes, there is probably natural gas in Greece, so why not drill everywhere?

The laws were promoted as a "modernization of environmental regulations" and cover many different subjects, here's the juice:
1. You can start searching for fossil fuels by announcing it to two state bodies, no permission needed,
2. Natura 2000 regions are practically no longer protected from drilling and other activities,
3. Local authorities no longer have a voice on how their lands will be utilized,
4. If you want to invest in wind parks, you are encouraged to build anything larger than 150MW (the law is not very clear about this one).

and are working together to stop this. Today 4 Greenpeace activists were arrested for protesting peacefully outside the Ministry of the Environment and Energy.

Outside the Ministry: the banner reads "Mr Hatzidakis, natural wealth or oil?"

Kostis Hatzidakis is the current Minister for the Environment and Energy.

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It is quite suspicious how the laws passed the Parliament during lockdown, in a rush really, hidden among more than 100 articles that cover many different environmental issues.
But most importantly, there is no standard regulation on how to vote during a pandemic, not all members of Parliament voted.

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@gioypi

hi .
can i ask are you live in Greece.?😀

@Sphinx Yes, I live in Greece. I didn't take part in that action, but I shared the pictures, cause I think this is an important problem in Greece rn.

@gioypi

maybe the government shouldn't arrest them(Greenpeace activists)

@Sphinx Well, I agree of course. The protest was peaceful. What's more, there are not a lot of people resisting the upcoming drilling plans.

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