In Case you Missed it – A News Wrap-up

Yesterday’s News Wrap-up includes the following:

• Greek Solar Panel Industry to Set New Record in 2024

Solar panels in Greece (photovoltaic) are on course to set a new record, according to the Hellenic Association of Photovoltaic Companies (HELAPCO) following the completion of over 900 MWp photovoltaic connections in the first six months of 2024.

• Water Running Low for Athens

Scientists and experts are warning that Athenians may soon be faced with water shortages after reports that Lake Mornos is running dry.

• Eurostat: Greece among Most Expensive EU Countries for Alcohol

The Greek Association of Distillers and Alcoholic Beverage Producers reported that retail prices for alcoholic beverages in Greece, including spirits, beer, and wine, were higher than the EU average in 2023, according to Eurostat data.

• Donkey on Santorini Collapses Carrying Load of Trash

Animal rights activities and the public are fuming, again, about the treatment of donkeys on the island of Santorini, after images of a donkey collapsing under a heavy load of trash began circulating the internet this past weekend.

• Greek PM: ‘Thessaloniki Metro Running by November 30th’

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday that the Thessaloniki Metro would be running by November 30 during an event at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall. “Today, the Venizelos station is a museum and the most impressive station in a metro system. We have become global pioneers in removing and repositioning antiquities,” the Greek PM remarked.

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