Tag Archive | Perama
Protestors against gold mining in Greece demand alternatives to austerity
Source: theinternational.org By Felicity Le Quesne 5,000 people gather to protest mining in Thrace, Greece, in March of 2013. The region of Chalkidiki in northern Greece has become the center of a growing protest movement against the government’s economic policies and foreign investment. Local people have taken to the streets to demonstrate their opposition […]
Eldorado Gold delays troubled gold mining project in Greece
Source: EJOLT EJOLT has already reported on problems with gold mining in Greece in general (here and here) and more recently specifically on the rising conflict in Halkidiki (here and here). We received an important update send to us by a group of local activists – with at least some reason for cautious optimism. Here is […]
Eldorado Gold Slashes Spending, Defers Projects
By Julie Gordon Eldorado Gold Corp said on Tuesday it will cut 2013 capital spending by 35 percent and push back the start of various projects, making it the latest producer to curb spending in response to low gold prices. Eldorado, a mid-tier producer that owns mines in Turkey, Greece and China, said its operating […]
Greek opponents of Eldorado mine take message to company’s Canadian HQ: ‘Leave us alone’
By David P. Ball | Rabble.ca Greek villagers brought their region’s fierce battle against Vancouver-based Eldorado Gold to the firm’s headquarters Friday, marking the end of the activists’ cross-Canada tour opposing open-pit gold mining in their homeland. Over the past year, a growing conflict in Greece’s Halkidiki region — birthplace of the philosopher Aristotle — […]
Greek Delegation Asks Canadians to Help Stop Canadian Mining Company Eldorado Gold
By Mining Watch Canada. Media release for the May 30, 2013 press conference at Parliament Hill (Ottawa) The situation around Eldorado Gold Corporation’s mining projects in northern Greece is extremely tense. In the face of negative official response to social and environmental concerns from the company, Greek authorities, and even the Canadian Ambassador – a […]
Canadian MP Niki Ashton on Eldorado Gold’s Greek mining projects
Mr. Speaker, this week a delegation representing the citizens of northern Greece came to Canada to raise their opposition to the actions of the Canadian gold mining company Eldorado. The two projects this company is undertaking in Greece risk creating serious environmental degradation and have already led to major social unrest. Canada’s image and reputation […]
Fiche de renseignements sur le projet d’extraction minière de l’Eldorado Gold Corporation dans le Nord de la Grèce
Par Mining Watch Canada/Mines Alerte Mercredi, mai 29, 2013 Des délégués du Nord de la Grèce séjourneront au Canada du 26 au 31 mai 2013 afin de porter à l’attention de la population canadienne leurs inquiétudes relativement aux projets d’extraction minière d’Eldorado Gold à Skouries et sur la montagne de Perama. Les délégués grecs sont […]
Fort McMurray on the Aegean Sea (audio)
Press here to listen to interviews with Maria Kadoglou, Vangelis Lampakis and Tolis Papageorgiou by Andre Goulet at CKUT 90.3 FM. Interviews given on the first day of our Canadian trip in Montreal
Canadian mining company confronted with fierce opposition over Greece projects (audio)
By John Bonnar / rabble.ca Activist Maria Kadoglou shares her insights on Eldorado Gold’s mining operations in the regions of Halkidiki and Thrace. Listen to an interview with Maria Kadoglou, an activist in Halkidiki and a member of Hellenic Mining Watch, a group dedicated to resisting large-scale mining in Greece.
Canadian Mining damaging communities of Northern Greece
A delegation from northern Greece is visiting Canada to alert Canadians to the current situation with Vancouver-based Eldorado Gold Corporation’s proposed Skouries and Perama Hill mining projects. Mayor of Alexandroupoli, Vaggelis Lampakis, Tolis Papageorgiou, Maria Kadoglou of Hellenic Mining Watch, Jamie Kneen of MiningWatch Canada discuss the danger the mines pose on their environment, and […]
Hellenic Mining Watch 