While the tourism boom in Greece over the last years can be felt across the country, its epicenter is a group of islands in the Aegean known as the Cyclades. The tourism boom is also fueling seemingly nonstop development on the islands, putting the focus on the sustainability of this development model. Yannis Palaiologos, a journalist at large with Kathimerini, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss how tourism and frantic development is impacting Greece’s most popular islands, and look into the efforts of a relatively new initiative called the Sustainable Cyclades project, which aims to put a spotlight on these issues.You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:The Sustainable Cyclades projectAs Development Alters Greek Islands’ Nature and Culture, Locals Push BackTurkey's Edrogan signs off on Sweden's NATO membership#NoJetsForTurkey coalition calls for US Congress scrutiny of F-16 saleStudents in Greece protest plans to introduce private universities

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