Government unveils 2.5 bln plan to avert water shortages, prompts opposition pushback

PoliticsGreek Politics Tags: Environment, Mitsotakis, New Democracy, PASOK-KINAL
Photo via www.eydap.gr
Photo via www.eydap.gr

The government unveiled a high‑profile package of water projects on Thursday aimed at staving off a looming scarcity crisis that officials say threatens large parts of the country, particularly Attica and Thessaloniki.

Announced at the centenary celebration of Athens’s water utility EYDAP, the measures combine a flagship inter‑basin transfer with desalination, leak‑reduction and institutional reforms. But they immediately provoked sharp criticism from the opposition o...

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