“Greek beaches covered in sunbeds are an increasingly rare sight as drones patrol to enforce the new rules,” reports Euronews
The effectiveness of the measures adopted by the government to deal with the illegal placement of umbrellas and table chairs on Greek beaches is highlighted by the European network euronews, stressing that the new rules combined with the use of drones and a digital complaints application have helped to deal, to a large extent, with the phenomenon.
“Greek beaches covered with sunbeds are becoming an increasingly rare sight as drones patrol to enforce the new rules,” the European network notes, underlining that restaurants, bars and rental companies that do not have a license to set up are being targeted. table seats in the beach.
Drones spot shops that place table seating too close to the sea, as sunbeds and umbrellas must be at least four meters from the shore, according to legislation introduced in March by the Ministry of National Economy and Finance, notes Euronews . And he emphasizes that rental chairs are no longer allowed on beaches less than four meters wide.
In the battle to make beaches accessible to everyone again, according to Euronews, the contribution of citizens is great, and through the My Coast application, they have the possibility to report violations, while the application itself lists legal shops.
Indicative of the effectiveness of all these measures, reports Euronews, is that earlier this month they were taken over 1,000 complaints resulting in them being imposed fines of more than 350,000 euros for violations in just five days.
The Euronews also invokes the statement of the Minister of National Economy and Finance Kostis Hatzidakis that “the government’s goal is to protect the environment and the citizens’ right to free access to the beach on the one hand and to preserve the country’s tourism product as well as the healthy entrepreneurship represented by the businessmen who do their job right.”
The European network also notes that recent inspections have focused on 14 Greek beaches, mainly shielding those located in “Natura” protected areas.
And it concludes that the government is determined to tackle the issue of overtourism as it considers additional measures, including restrictions on cruise ships calling at the popular Greek islands of Mykonos and Santorini from 2025.
Source: Skai
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