Cutting of the pie of Neoriou 2024 (image from syrostoday.gr) It was 2019 when some, within the shipyard site, in the presence of representatives of the authorities of Syros and institutional bodies, referred to their fellow citizens concerned about the environment and the health risks posed by pollution and described them as ‘human drains and…
The look of the beaches of Syros, full of pegs (summer umbrella bases), which were either swept away by the sea creating dangers, or remaining in their position preventing the free use of beaches by citizens, was piteous and insulting. The EQOS requested the competent authorities (the Municipality of Syros and the Port Fund) to…
In our previous communication, we have made it known that the Environment Quality Observatory of Syros, in pursuit of its statutory objectives, intends to participate actively in the relevant consultation/procedure for the adoption of the new environmental terms of the Neorio. In this context, we sent a letter to the competent authorities involved. Details of…
The Environmental Quality Observatory of Syros (EQOS) was established in July 2020. The reason for the establishment of the observatory was the concern of the residents of Syros, as expressed in social media, about the very frequent incidents of pollution on the sea surface of the port, the dust cloud that often hovered over the wider…
On Sunday, 24 October 2021, an Extraordinary General Assembly of the Environmental Quality Observatory of Syros (EQOS) was convened in the outdoor space of the Kornilakis Building. The primary agenda concerned three lawsuits totalling over €3,000,000 brought against the association and its members personally by ONEX companies, with hearings scheduled for 10 December 2021. Following…
On 24.09.2021, the discussion of two of the three lawsuits filed by ONEX against the Environmental Quality Observatory of Syros and its members, claiming compensation for a total amount of more than 3.000.000 €, was scheduled. Contrary to what has been published in some local media, the lawyers for both sides had jointly decided to request a postponement in order to…
Beach Clean-Up & Mural Painting Dim. Vikelas Sports Centre – Lazareta Marina On Wednesday, 11 August 2021, the Environmental Quality Observatory of Syros and the Stray Art Festival 2021 organised a collective action combining mural painting and a beach clean-up from the Dim. Vikelas Sports Centre to the entrance of Lazareta Marina. The sheer volume of rubbish we encountered shocked…
A new extrajudicial document (the 5th) notified us of one of the two (!) ONEX on 07.07.2021, on the occasion of the publication of the written report we submitted to the authorities on 29.06.2021 regarding the accumulation of toxic sandblasting waste in an OPEN area of the yard in violation of its operating license. With…
Το Παρατηρητήριο Ποιότητας Περιβάλλοντος Σύρου ύστερα από ανοιχτό κάλεσμα που έκανε, προχώρησε σε συμβολικό εθελοντικό καθαρισμό της ευρύτερης περιοχής Ρηχωπό – Σπηλιά του Φερεκύδη την Κυριακή 27 Ιουνίου 2021. Ήταν μια πολύ δύσκολη προσπάθεια, μιας και οι καιρικές συνθήκες ήταν αποτρεπτικές, παρ’ όλα αυτά όμως, στο κάλεσμά μας ανταποκρίθηκαν θετικά: Η Ομάδα Πεζοπόρων Σύρου, την…
Με λύπη παρατηρήσαμε εδώ και κάποιες μέρες την επανεμφάνιση των “βουνών” συσσωρευμένων αποβλήτων αμμοβολής σε εξωτερικό χώρο του ναυπηγείου. Των βουνών που αποτελούσαν για πολύ καιρό τοξική βόμβα στην καρδιά της πόλης, εκτεθειμένα στις καιρικές συνθήκες με αποτέλεσμα να διαχέονται στην ατμόσφαιρα και τη θάλασσα για μεγάλο χρονικό διάστημα. Την απομάκρυνση των παλαιών αποβλήτων από…
