We are civil society organisations, think tanks, trade unions and employers supported by academics from across the European Union. We have come together to call for fundamental reform of the EU’s fiscal rules. The Maastricht Treaty, signed in 1992, and legislative changes following the global financial crisis, created strict fiscal limits that cap member states’...
Dear partners and friends, 2020 will undoubtedly be a year that will remain in all our memories. It’s been a year that has fundamentally challenged our established certainties on safety, closeness and necessities in all life areas. Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic brought profound changes to the ways we work, communicate and socialize, making us realize...
Supporting the island’s biodiversity and landscape
Supporting traditional agro-pastoral practices in Lemnos island
The team of Terra Lemnia is pleased to announce that the proposal for the project “Implementation and evaluation of agricultural management measures for the protection and conservation of the landscape and biodiversity of Lemnos”, submitted jointly by MedINA and Anemoessa in February, was approved and will start on July 1st! The project, budgeted €49,750, is...
by Thymios Dimopoulos, GIS Specialist – Architect/MedINA Fanourios – Nikolaos Sakellarakis, Biodiversity and Ecosystems Expert/MedINA Alexandra Pappa, Freshwater Programme Manager/MedINA The increased demand for energy production from Renewable Energy Sources (RES), expressed at European level through the European Green Deal and the REPowerEU project, intensifies the pressure for the construction of new hydroelectric power plants....
The Alliance for Sustainable Local Development – SymATA has now begun with the formal establishment of the SymATA “Initiative Team” which will support the project’s next steps with its expertise and active engagement. At the kick-off meeting of the group we shared ideas, reflections, inspiration, and above all, motivation for what lies ahead. The “Initiative...
Following the comments submitted on the interim text of the Consultation on the Strategic Plan for a Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2023-2027, the Mediterranean Institute for Nature and Anthropos [MedINA] and The Green Tank participated in the second consultation and submitted joint comments and suggestions on December 8, 2021. In particular, they point out that...
The official trails network of Kythera, ‘Kythera Trails‘, has been widely celebrated by the local community and visitors alike. A growing number of tourists has been visiting the island for its rich cultural and natural landscapes and for the manifold hiking options it provides. The organized network of trails offers now 11 thematic routes, with...
