Penelope Thomaidi

Protest in the center of Athens against hydrocarbons exploration and exploitation (oil and gas) in Greece, February 21st, 2019. Since 2017 the greek state has given permission to oil companies to take on oil and gas exploration and exploitation activites in almost 1/3 of the greek territory, including the Ionian sea, south-west Aegean and the lands of west Greece and Epirus. Local communities and NGOs claim that there was no consultation previous to the beginning of the exploration works on their territory.