Stavros Papastavrou
- 3d ago
European Commission approves Greece's €4.77B Social Climate Plan for 2026–2032
The 2026–2032 initiative mobilizes €3.57 billion in EU funds and €1.2 billion in national contributions to fund housing renovations, heating subsidies, and clean public transport.
- Aug 24
Greek cabinet meets on 24 August to review Greece 2.0 and retail price cuts
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis chairs a cabinet meeting at the Maximos Mansion on Monday to address retail price caps, school openings, regional development, and spatial planning.
- Aug 23
Greece Enacts New Spatial Framework for Renewable Energy with Regional 1.5% Land Cap
Greece published a revised spatial planning framework on 19 August 2026, replacing 2008 regulations with strict zoning exclusions and a 1.5% land coverage limit per regional unit for new solar installations.
- Aug 20
Greece rejects Turkish objections to Aegean renewable energy spatial framework
The Greek foreign ministry dismissed Turkish statements challenging Greece's new spatial plan for renewable energy sources in the Aegean Sea, reaffirming that island sovereignty is definitively set by international treaties.
- Aug 8
Greece adopts new tourism spatial framework with five-zone classification and Airbnb rules
Greece's environment and tourism ministries published a Joint Ministerial Decision on 7 August 2026 establishing the first national spatial framework for tourism since 2012, classifying the country into five zones and integrating short-term rentals into planning for the first time.
- Jul 9
Greek minister allocates €13.8m for Peloponnese water projects as total reaches over €66m
Minister Stavros Papastavrou signed six new drinking water projects in the Peloponnese worth €13.8 million on July 8, 2026, as part of a wider push that has seen over €66 million allocated to 61 projects across 31 municipalities in recent weeks.
- Jun 15
Greek authorities approve Chevron's entry into Block 10 offshore Kyparissiakos Gulf
All administrative approvals have been completed for Chevron to acquire a 70% stake and the operator role in Block 10, a concession in the Kyparissiakos Gulf, forming a joint venture with HELLENiQ ENERGY.
- May 30
Greek Deputy Minister Nikos Tagaras Dies at 70 After Cancer Battle, Leaving Legacy of Spatial Planning Reform
Nikos Tagaras, Greece's Deputy Minister of Environment and Energy and a New Democracy MP for Corinthia, died on Friday, May 29, 2026, at the age of 70 after a long battle with cancer, prompting an outpouring of tributes from across the political spectrum.
