Authorities have closed schools in the Central Greece region of Magnesia and have instructed inhabitants not to use the public water supply while it investigates the cause of gastroenteritis-like symptoms in over 100 persons
Other EU member-states with top bathing waters included Croatia, Cyprus, and Austria
The President of European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Oliver Röpke told To Vima "The ocean is a complex and interconnected system, which needs knowledge-based policy. This is why the EESC has called for an involvement of different disciplines and expertise, like data, sciences, psychology, sociology, economy in the development of the policy".
The legislaton will be up for public consultation until April 15
EYDAP's leadership openly noted its intentions to expand beyond Attica and acquire water and sewerage companies in Boeotia, Fthiotida and Corinthia
Only 5 weeks of drinking water remain for the island's capital city of Heraklion, as well as for Hersonissos and Agios Nikolaos