June 19, 2023
Day-Conference / Information Day on the LIFE European Funding Program
ENVENA Ltd. attended the Joint Online Information Day for the LIFE European Funding Program by the Green Fund, the Ministry of Environment & Energy and the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development & Environment of Cyprus. The day was organised within the framework of the tasks of the National Contact Points of the LIFE Program of Greece and Cyprus and the new LIFE Capacity Building Project 101101858 – Greek LIFE Task Force plus (LIFE21-CAP-EL-GRLTF plus).
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May 28, 2023
Conference ‘Green Transition & Circular Economy in Local Government’
ENVENA Ltd. attended the Scientific Conference for Local Governments ‘Green Transition & Circular Economy in Local Government’, which took place at the Tae Kwo Do stadium from 24 to 27 May 2023.
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February 22, 2023
Day-Conference ‘Adaptation & Resilience of the Greek Economy to Climate Change: Sectoral & Local Dimensions’
ENVENA Ltd. attended the Day-Conference ‘Adaptation & Resilience of the Greek Economy to Climate Change: Sectoral & Local Dimensions’, organised by the ‘Alternative Policy Institute ENA’ on Tuesday 21 February 2023 at the ‘Impact Hub Athens’. The event presented, in particular, recent studies and work of the Sustainable Development Observatory of ENA on the climate adaptation of sectors of the Greek economy (Agriculture, Civil Protection, Tourism, Health).
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February 17, 2023
Conference ‘Green Transport & Logistics’
ENVENA Ltd. attended the Conference ‘Green Transport & Logistics’, entitled “Navigating the Future”, organised by “Technoedotiki / T-Press” on February 17 at the Divani Caravel Hotel, with the support of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.
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January 27, 2023
Day-Conference ‘BIOMASS DAY’
ENVENA Ltd. attended the ‘BIOMASS DAY’, regarding “the role and contribution of Bioenergy as an active branch of the Bioeconomy in dealing with the Energy Crisis”. The event took place within the framework of the activities of the projects Becoop (A.S. 952930), BeCool (A.S. 744821), Biomodel (A.S. 101060476), Cee2act (A.S. 101060280) and MUSIC (A.S. 857806), included in the European Union Framework Program for Research and Innovation “Horizon 2020″.
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October 24, 2022
Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Natural Disaster Management
ENVENA Ltd. attended the Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Natural Disaster Management. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) organised a workshop on “Artificial Intelligence for Natural Disaster Management” in collaboration with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), hosted by the General Secretariat of Telecommunications and Posts of the Ministry of Digital Governance, Hellenic Republic. It took place on 24 October 2022 in Athens, Greece and was followed by the 7th meeting of FG-AI4NDM (25 – 26 October 2022) at the same venue.
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October 21, 2022
Public consultation on the “Amendment of the National Waste Management Plan”
ENVENA Ltd. participated in the Public Consultation on the “Amendment of the National Waste Management Plan”. Our comments concern, among other things, the upgrading of the existing packaging waste sorting plants and the implementation of the “polluter pays” and “producer responsibility” principles”.
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October 14, 2022
15th International Scientific Conference on Energy and Climate Change
ENVENA Ltd. attended the 15th International Conference on Energy and Climate Change of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
Conference of Three dimensions: This event addresses to policy and decision makers on issues of green energy investments, market stakeholders, scientists, academics, project leaders and consortia.
ENVENA Ltd. sponsored the 14th International Conference on Energy and Climate Change of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
Link: https://promitheasconference.wordpress.com/
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October 12, 2022
Participation in the discussion about the experience of using the OpenGov platform for Public Consultation
ENVENA Ltd. participated in the discussion on the improvement of the OpenGov platform, which aimed for the participants “to share in more detail your experience of using opengov, to share thoughts on improving the law-making process, in general.”.
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July 12, 2022
Participation in the survey about the experience of using the OpenGov platform for Public Consultation
ENVENA Ltd. participated in the survey regarding the experience of using the OpenGov platform that is used for Public Consultation.
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July 9, 2022
Public consultation on the draft law of the Ministry of Environment and Energy entitled “Provisions for the simplification of environmental licensing, environmental inspections and environmental protection, urgent forestry, spatial planning and urban planning provisions, establishing a framework for the development of Offshore Wind Farms, addressing the energy crisis and circular economy issues”
ENVENA Ltd. participated in the Public Consultation on the “Provisions for the simplification of environmental licensing, environmental inspections and environmental protection, urgent forestry, spatial planning and urban planning provisions, establishing a framework for the development of Offshore Wind Farms, addressing the energy crisis and circular economy issues”. Our comments concern, among other things, the “principle of proportionality” and for the “possibility of neighboring fields or plots of land in areas with industrial use that belong to the same owner or have been leased on a long-term lease by the same tenant, to be considered a single area and the laws applicable in the area are applied, for the industrial facilities, building conditions, for the whole of this area”.
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May 11, 2022
Public consultation on the “Strategic EIA of the Special Urban Plan (EPS) for the fire-affected area of the Municipal Units of Nea Makri and Rafina of the Municipalities of Marathon and Rafina – Pikermi, Attica Region”
ENVENA Ltd. participated in the Public Consultation on the “Strategic EIA of the Special Urban Plan (EPS) for the fire-affected area of the Municipal Units of Nea Makri and Rafina of the Municipalities of Marathon and Rafina – Pikermi, Attica Region”. Our comments concern, among other things, the small percentage of modifications with a positive “Impact on the natural environment “.
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February 3, 2022
Public consultation on the draft law entitled “Establishment of companies through One Stop Services (YMS) and maintenance of the General Commercial Register (GEMI) – Incorporation of Chapter III of Directive (EU) 2017/1132 , as amended by Directive 2019/1151 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the use of digital tools and procedures in the field of company law (L 186)”
ENVENA Ltd. participated in the Public Consultation on the draft law entitled “Establishment of companies through One Stop Services (YMS) and maintenance of the General Commercial Register (GEMI) – Incorporation of Chapter III of Directive (EU) 2017/1132 , as amended by Directive 2019/1151 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the use of digital tools and procedures in the field of company law (L 186)”. Our comments concern, among other things, the contents of the directive, which does not mention the registration of self-employed professionals.
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January 27, 2022
Public consultation on the “National Climate Law – Transition to Climate Neutrality and Adaptation to Climate Change”
ENVENA Ltd. participated in the Public Consultation on the “National Climate Law – Transition to Climate Neutrality and Adaptation to Climate Change”. Our comments concern, among others, the measures to reduce emissions from buildings and strengthen the dimension of climate change in environmental licensing.
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November 13, 2021
2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference
ENVENA Ltd. attended the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference that took in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November 2021. Moreover, we also attended a number of the “EU side events”.
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October 16, 2021
14th International Scientific Conference on Energy and Climate Change
ENVENA Ltd. attended the 14th International Conference on Energy and Climate Change of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
Conference of Three dimensions: This event addresses to policy and decision makers on issues of green energy investments, market stakeholders, scientists, academics, project leaders and consortia.
The first day is devoted to the “8th Green Energy Investments Forum“, the second day to the “Scientific papers” and the 3rd to the “Brokerage event“.
Each day is dedicated on different perspective of the energy and climate change policies, allowing in this way more focused presentations and discussions in the political, scientific and business views of the subject.
ENVENA Ltd. sponsored the 14th International Conference on Energy and Climate Change of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
Link: https://promitheasconference.wordpress.com/
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September 24, 2021
EuroGEO workshop 2021
ENVENA Ltd. attended (via Zoom) the “EuroGEO workshop 2021”, that brings together European players interested in and actively contributing to the Global Earth Observations System of Systems (GEOSS). This edition focused on the EO-based solutions to support the European Green Deal, while bringing the European community actively contributing to the Group on Earth Observations (GEO).
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July 5, 2021
Public consultation on the “Strategic EIA of the Regional Climate Change Adaptation Plan (PSPKA) of Attica”
ENVENA Ltd. participated in the Public Consultation on the “Strategic EIA of the Regional Climate Change Adaptation Plan (PSPKA) of Attica”. Our comments concern, among others, the estimates of the damages from Climate Change, the exclusion from the research for the islands of Kythira and Antikythira.
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May 25, 2021
Public consultation on the “Strategic EIA of the Special Urban Plan (EPS) for the fire-affected area of the Municipal Units of Nea Makri and Rafina of the Municipalities of Marathon and Rafina – Pikermi, Attica Region”
ENVENA Ltd. participated in the Public Consultation on the “Strategic EIA of the Special Urban Plan (EPS) for the fire-affected area of the Municipal Units of Nea Makri and Rafina of the Municipalities of Marathon and Rafina – Pikermi, Attica Region”. Our comments concern, among others, the small percentage of modifications with a positive “Impact on the natural environment-green”.
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April 11, 2021
Public consultation on the “New Action Plan for Circular Economy – Road Map”
ENVENA Ltd. participated in the Public Consultation on the “New Action Plan for Circular Economy – Road Map”. Our comments concern, among others, the actions for sustainable consumption.
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March 19, 2021
Public consultation on the “National Waste Prevention Program”
ENVENA Ltd. participated in the Public Consultation on the “National Waste Prevention Program”. Our comments concern, among others, the types of waste included in the ‘priority list’ and who should organise the reuse of waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
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February 22, 2021
ENVENA Ltd. will sponsor the 14th International Conference on Energy and Climate Change of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
ENVENA Ltd. is happy to announce that we will sponsor the 14th International Conference on Energy and Climate Change of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
The PROMITHEAS Conference started as an activity of a FP6 funded project and has developed as an annual Conference for scientists and researchers working in energy and climate change policy issues. The 1st PROMITHEAS Conference titled “Energy Investments and Trade Opportunities” in 2008 was a two-day event focused on political and scientific topics.
All events are hosted by the oldest university of Greece, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA); organised by the Energy Policy and Development Centre (KEPA) of the NKUA, coordinator of the “PROMITHEAS Network”, the “BSEC-Green Energy Network” and set under the auspices of the BSEC organization.
Please check the following link: https://promitheasconference.wordpress.com/
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January 4, 2021
Public consultation on the “Report on a long-term strategy for mobilizing investment to renovate and convert the national building stock, consisting of residential and commercial buildings, public and private, to high energy efficiency, free of carbon emissions by 2050″
ENVENA Ltd. participated in the Public Consultation on the “Report on a long-term strategy for mobilising investment to renovate and convert the national building stock, consisting of residential and commercial buildings, public and private, to high energy efficiency, free of carbon emissions by 2050″. Our comments concern, among others, the slow rate of progress in evaluating the existing buildings, as well as proposals for the new buildings that will be constructed until 2050.
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December 3, 2020
Public consultation on the draft law “Promotion of Recycling – Incorporation of Directives 2018/851 and 2018/852″
ENVENA Ltd. participated in the Public Consultation on the draft law “Promotion of Recycling – Integration of Directives 2018/851 and 2018/852″. Our comments concern, among others, the ‘Extended Producer Liability Program’, the operation of the packaging waste sorting plants and the management of their residues, as well as the minimum data that the waste management units should publish for the information of the public.
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October 7, 2020
13th International Conference for Energy and Climate Change
ENVENA Ltd. followed via Zoom the “13th International Conference for Energy and Climate Change”, which took place on Wednesday, October 7, and is organised by the Energy Policy and Development Centre (KEPA) of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
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September 3, 2020
Public consultation on the draft law “Modernisation of Spatial and Urban Planning Legislation”
ENVENA Ltd. participated in the Public Consultation for the ‘National Plan for Waste Management’. Our comments concern, among others, the targets for the minimum percentage of greenery in cities, arbitrary constructions and the modification of the definitions of “coastal waters” and “coastal zone” due to climate change.
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August 26, 2020
Public consultation on the National Plan for Waste Management
ENVENA Ltd. participated in the Public Consultation for the ‘National Plan for Waste Management’. Our comments concern, among others, the targets of the plants for municipal waste for the recovery of materials/energy, the plant’s monitoring of the minimum data that should be made available to the public.
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July 15, 2020
Public consultation on the National Air Pollution Control Program
ENVENA Ltd. participated in the Public Consultation for the ‘National Air Pollution Control Program’. Our comments concern, among others, The technical inspection of vehicles, the movement of construction vehicles in towns and special activities (waste processing and fertiliser production).
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March 15, 2020
Public consultation on ‘Modernising environmental legislation’
ENVENA Ltd. participated in the Public Consultation on ‘Modernisation of environmental legislation’. Our comments concern, among others, the procedures for the issuance of an environmental permit and the revocation of the license for the collection and transport of non-hazardous waste.
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February 4, 2020
Going Single-Use Plastic Free: The Next Step to Sustainable Growth
ENVENA Ltd. attended the Event “Going Single-Use Plastic Free: The Next Step to Sustainable Growth” (Events Hall, The American College of Greece). The Keynote Speaker was Kostis Hatzidakis (Minister, Environment & Energy) and the event included two panel sessions with experts from the business sector, academia, NGOs on plastic pollution in our oceans and solutions to tackle single-use plastic pollution.
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January 9, 2020
Day conference “Green development for all – Circular Economy”
ENVENA Ltd. attended the day conference “Green development for all – Circular Economy”, that was organised by the Municipality of Moschato-Tavros and the Energy Policy and Development Centre (KEPA) on the 8th of January.
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December 18, 2019
Public Consultation on the Long-term Strategy for the year 2050
ENVENA Ltd. participated in the Public Consultation on the Long-term Strategy for the year 2050. Our comments concern, among others, the production of electricity from renewable energies and the improvement of house buildings.
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November 9, 2019
Public Consultation on the draft law on “ENERGY MARKET LIBERALISATION, P.P.C. MODERNISATION, D.EP.A. PRIVATIZATION AND R.E.S. SUPPORT”
ENVENA Ltd. participated in the Public Consultation on the draft law on “ENERGY MARKET LIBERALISATION, P.P.C. MODERNISATION, D.EP.A. PRIVATIZATION AND R.E.S. SUPPORT”. Our comments concern, among others, the installation of PV stations on high productive agricultural land.
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September 17, 2019
Public Consultation on the draft law on “Development Multi-Bill”
ENVENA Ltd. participated in the Public Consultation on the draft law on “Development Multi-Bill”. Our comments concern, among others, simplifying procedures and giving citizens access to geospatial data.
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July 12, 2019
Informative event on funding opportunities by the European Innovation Council of Horizon 2020
ENVENA Ltd. attended the information event by the European Innovation Council of Horizon 2020. The General Secretariat for Research and Technology organised the event, which took place in the amphitheater of the National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos” on Thursday, July 11, 2019.
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May 8, 2019
Day-conference on ‘Greek Freight Transport: Existing Situation, Challenges & Future Trends’
ENVENA Ltd. attended the day-conference on ‘Greek Freight Transport: Existing Situation, Challenges & Future Trends’, which took place at the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry on 7 May. Industry professionals presented the new trends in the international market while responding to key questions about the better organisation and operation of a business operating in the Supply Chain in general.
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April 10, 2019
Circular Economy – Virtuous Circle Tour in Greece
ENVENA Ltd. attended the “Virtuous Circle” event in Athens regarding Circular Economy, which was took place on 8th & 9th April in Athens. Around the table were Greek ministers and experts, international financial organisations, the European Commission, and experts from cities, regions and companies around Europe.
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March 15, 2019
Conference on Climate Change and Rural Development
ENVENA Ltd. attended the conference of SAASOE on “Climate Change and Rural Development”, which took place on Friday, March 15, 2019, at the Porto Palace hotel in Thessaloniki. The aim of the conference was to provide a platform for constructive dialogue between the parties involved on the impact of climate change on agriculture and livestock farming, as well as on the Greek economy in general.
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February 4, 2019
Conference “Sea pollution: the need for knowledge, working together and common actions”
ENVENA Ltd. attended the two days conference “Sea pollution: the need for knowledge, working together and common actions” that took place at Thessaloniki’s Municipality House on 1st and 2nd February 2019. The conference was organized within the frame of Marliter Program, with the objective to promote stronger cross-border integration of information, knowledge and expertise on environmental monitoring and marine litter issues in the Black Sea Basin. The aim is to improve the availability and conditions for effective use of online public access to monitoring data and data products for marine litter reduction. The program is funded by the European Union (Joint Operational Programme “Black Sea Basin 2014-2020″, The European Neighbourhood Instrument – ENI). The partners are: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Black Sea NGO Network from Bulgaria, Mare Nostrum NGO of Constanta Romania, the Ukrainian Scientific Centre of Ecology of the Sea of Odessa, Ukraine, and NGO Black Sea Eco Academy of Batumi, from Georgia.
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December 3, 2018
Public Consultation on the National Plan for Energy and Climate
ENVENA Ltd. participated in the Public Consultation on the National Plan for Energy and Climate. Our comments concern, among others, the targets and the methods to achieve them.
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November 9, 2018
International Conference ‘Economy, Society and Climate Change – The impact of mega trends in the Built Environment, Construction Industry and Real Estate’
ENVENA Ltd. attended the International Conference ‘Economy, Society and Climate Change – The impact of mega trends in the Built Environment, Construction Industry and Real Estate’ that was held from the 7th to the 9th of November 2018, in Ahtens. The conference was co-organised by the Technical Chamber of Greece, the International Federation of Surveyors, the Working Party for Land Administration of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the International Union of Architects (Greek Section) and the European Council of Civil Engineers. The speakers bring together experiences and scientific knowledge that would impose setting up land policies and actions in the fields of sustainable land and real estate management for the humanity and the economic and legal empowerment of the poor and for dealing with the impact of climate change and other mega-trends.
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October 8, 2018
International Conference ‘SmartStatistics4SmartCities’
ENVENA Ltd. attended the International Conference ‘SmartStatistics4SmartCities’ that was held from 5-6 October 2018, in Kalamata. The conference was co-organised by Eurostat, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), the National Documentation Centre (EKT), the 2nd Lykeio of Kalamata and the City of Kalamata. The speakers work for city administrations in various countries, academic institutions, private sector, and statistical offices.
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July 21, 2018
Public Consultation of the Technical Specifications for the Project entitled “Disposal of Meteorological and Environmental Information through Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for the benefit of the Social Entity”
ENVENA Ltd. participated in the Public Consultation of the Technical Specifications for the Project entitled “Disposal of Meteorological and Environmental Information through Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for the benefit of the Social Entity”. Our comments concern, among others, the free provision of Meteorological and Environmental data (at least the primary data) to the public.
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June 25, 2018
Public consultation on the the National Strategy for Circular Economy
ENVENA Ltd. participated in the Public Consultation on the National Strategy for the Cyclical Economy. The relevant announcement has been posted on the ministry’s website and will be finalised on 26 June 2018.
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May 30, 2018
Public consultation on the Technical Specifications for the Preparation of the Regional Plan for the Adaptation to Climate Change of the Attica Region
ENVENA Ltd. participated in the Public Consultation of the Technical Specifications for the Preparation of the Regional Plan for the Adaptation to Climate Change of the Attica Region. The relevant announcement has been posted on the website of the National Electronic Public Procurement System (http://www.eprocurement.gov.gr) at the “Consultations” link and on the website of the Attica Region.
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March 1, 2018
Public consultation on the ‘Evaluation of the EU’s Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change’
ENVENA Ltd. participated in the Public Consultation on the evaluation of the EU’s Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change. The evaluation examines the implementation and achievements of the Strategy compared to what was expected at the time the Strategy was adopted in 2013. It also looks at the evolution of the needs to which the Strategy responds, for example in light of the 2015 Paris Agreement, which treats adaptation to climate change on equal footing with greenhouse gas emission reduction.
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February 23, 2018
Conference on “Smart Islands & Small Cities”
ENVENA Ltd. attended the conference on “Smart Islands & Small Cities”, which took place at the Ionic Center in Athens on the 22nd and the 23rd of February.
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February 7, 2018
Public Consultation on the “Arrangements for the modernisation of the institutional framework for the organization and operation of the country’s Solid Waste Management Bodies”
ENVENA Ltd. participated in the Public Consultation on the “Arrangements for the modernisation of the institutional framework for the organization and operation of the country’s Solid Waste Management Bodies”. Our comments concern, among other things, the responsibilities of the Solid Waste Management Bodies.
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January 25, 2018
Open Consultation of GSRT in the framework of the implementation of the National Strategy for Smart Specialisation (RIS3)
ENVENA Ltd. will participate in the Open Consultation of the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT) in the framework of the implementation of the National Strategy for Smart Specialisation (RIS3). The company declared its participation in the Innovation Platforms “Energy” and “Environment and Sustainable Development”.
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