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As Development Alters Greek Islands’ Nature and Culture, Locals Push Back

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With a deluge of foreign visitors fueling seemingly nonstop development on once pristine Greek islands, local residents and officials are beginning to fight back, moving to curb a wave of construction that has started to cause water shortages and is altering the islands’ unique cultural identity. It could be Dubai or Athens.”

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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In 2015, under pressure to address migration from Syria’s civil war, European leaders failed to build a working redistribution of asylum seekers, but they did set in motion a legal framework for a newly empowered European border agency. Meanwhile, the European Union spends at least €2 billion (US $2.13 The Guardia Civil credits SIVE with.

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MIT study cautions smaller nations on rushing to develop their natural gas resources; Cyprus as model

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In 2007, MIT signed an agreement with the Government of Cyprus to aid in the development of The Cyprus Institute (CyI) Center for Energy, Environment, and Water Resources through human resource development and joint research. While a clear political maneuver, building an LNG terminal would also create jobs and raise revenue.

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