"Shore wars: #Greeks battle to save beaches from invasion of #commercial sunbeds - #Protesters demand end to the illegal spread of loungers and say sands must be free for all
From its inception, the protest movement has had a single aim: to reclaim #beaches from #private rental outfits hogging prime #coastal areas with exorbitantly-priced sun loungers and shadings. The takeover, which has seen enterprises charge as much as €120 (£102) for sunbeds on #Paros, has been described as unconstitutional in a country where the protection of the natural and cultural environment is enshrined in law as “a duty of the state and a right of every person”.
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"Recently, Stephanou, 70, used his skills as a web designer to prove his point, superimposing the coordinates of assigned areas “contracted out” over aerial images taken by drones. The infractions were as alarming as they were blatant. While more than 7,000 square metres were legally licensed to concession holders, sunbeds and umbrellas occupied an area of 18,800 square metres.

“It was shocking,” he says. “In almost every case there was illegal expansion beyond leased zones. One company, which has leased 16 metres of beach space, had spread sunbeds over 1,000 metres.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/20/shore-wars-greeks-battle-to-save-beaches-from-invasion-of-commercial-sunbeds

#Greece #Capitalism #Elitism #Rights #EU

RT @PressGreekEmbas: 20 Best Beaches in #Greece With the Bluest Water You've Ever Seen
🔗https://www.travelandleisure.com/best-beaches-in-greece-6832990 ⁦@TravelLeisure⁩ ⁦@MinTourGR⁩ 🌊 #Zakynthos #Milos #Crete #Messinia #Paros #Antipaxos #Ikaria #Kefalonia #Santorini #Naxos #Mykonos #Samos #Halkidiki #Tinos #Corfu #Athens #sea

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Rodi_Kratsa/status/1602285520490487809

RT @_Seebruecke_
Nach einem katastrophalen Schiffsunglück an Heiligabend 2021 vor der griechischen Insel #Paros werden 3 der Überlebenden zu Schwerverbrechern gemacht. Weil Abdallah J., Kheiraldin A. und Mohamad B. das Steuer übernommen haben, sollen sie für den Rest ihres Lebens hinter Gitter.

Tweet from Alarm Phone (@alarm_phone), at 13 Mar, 11:00
🔴BREAKING - 101 people in distress off #Paros in the #Aegean. The Hellenic Coast Guard is transferring them onto their HCG vessel. @hcoastguard, respect their right to asylum and disembark them in Paros now! https://t.co/rbJ2XL90fu

https://twitter.com/alarm_phone/status/1502932542395138057