Scientists raise alarm

A team of Greek scientists have called on the government, the European Union, the International Atomic Energy Agency, NATO and other international organizations to take measures that will halt the creation of nuclear power facilities in the seismically active region of Akkuyu in neighboring Turkey. The 18 scientists made their appeal in a letter against the backdrop of an agreement struck by Moscow and Ankara for the installation of four nuclear reactors in Turkey. Listing a series of possible consequences, the scientists raised the alarm, saying that “Turkey plans to obtain 10 nuclear reactors by 2030.”

Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis warned yesterday that the inner-city neighborhood on Exarchia is at risk of becoming a “no man’s land” and a “black hole in the center of Athens.” Amid reports of a spike in crime in the area where police refrain from entering, Kaminis told Thema radio that the asylum offered by universities in the area and lawlessness feed off each other. He called on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to take action to deal with the problem that will either “eat away at the city innards” or lead to “a repression that no one can imagine.” On Wednesday, an Athens prosecutor’s office launched a preliminary probe after receiving a letter signed by some 400 residents complaining about the escalating crime rate in Exarchia, which is a traditional bastion of self-styled anarchists.

G‘No man’s land.’