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The Greek Current

Climate change, over-tourism, and the water crisis on Greece's islands

Record breaking heat-waves, limited rainfall, and a spike in tourism have many in Greece concerned about the availability of water. This is something we’ve heard experts talk about with regards to Athens. In Greece’s Cycladic islands, however, which see millions of visitors every summer, this problem seems even more pronounced. Alexia Kalaitzi, an award-winning journalist and features reporter for Kathimerini, joins Thanos Davelis to look at what the mounting water crisis means for Greece and popular islands like Tinos.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Wells run dry as Tinos faces mounting water crisis

Boosting Cyprus’ defense is key given proximity to war-wracked Mideast, defense minister says

Trump picks ambassadors to Greece and Turkey

Tom Barrack, Trump's pick for Turkey ambassador, is good news for Erdogan

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Mitsotakis prepares to outline his agenda for the year in Thessaloniki

This weekend Prime Minister Mitsotakis is heading to Thessaloniki, where he’s going to deliver a sort of state of the union address, outlining his agenda and key priorities for the year ahead. Today Thanos Davelis brings on Nick Malkoutzis, the co-founder of Macropolis.gr, as we break down what issues are top of the list, and what moves Mitsotakis is planning for the year ahead. You can read...