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The text from Christos Scholzakis (www.timbakiprotest.net) clearly analyses the consequences that such a project would have on the area. The other texts given below provide different protests based on analyses of the economical and ecological consequences that this project would have on the area. First letter from the European Nature Heritage Fund to Mr Kefalogiannis, other Greek ministers and Mr Li Kelin 1st February 2006, in English - European Nature Heritage Fund. Second letter from the European Nature Heritage Fund to Mr Kefalogiannis and other Greek ministers 15th May 2006, in English - European Nature Heritage Fund. International port in Timbaki: a development project? 21st August 2006, in Greek - Giannis Germanakis. Third letter from the European Nature Heritage Fund to Mr Kefalogiannis and other Greek ministers 4th September 2006, in English - European Nature Heritage Fund. Protest by professors Maria and Joseph Show, leaders of the excavations of Kommos Minoan site. 5th September 2006, in Greek. Article by Stelios Plainiotis in Cretan newspaper "Patris" 12th October 2006, in Greek. Text of the "Katalipsi Evangelismou group", for the demonstration of 4th November 2006 in Heraklion 4th November 2006, in Greek. Our arguments 10th December 2006, in English. Also available in Greek: click here. Informative memorandum about the Messara plain and its surrounding area, in relation with the project of harbour installations November 2006, Greek - Research center of the Museum of Cretan Ethnology. Informative flyer December 2006, Greek - Ecocrete, Movement of Citizen from the Messara for the environment. "The future and the development of the Messara on the forescene" Frebruary 2007, Greek - Article by the Movement of the Citizen of the Messara for the Environment, studying the perspective of real, sustainable development of the Messara, on the basis of the economical characteristics of the area. "Four months and several thousands euros for 70 pages of pictures, uncertainties and generalities" May 2007, Greek - The reaction of the Movement of the Citizen of the Messara for the Environment on the study from the NTUA. "Transshipment hub and South Gate: two independent projects" July 2007, Greek - Article of the Movement of the Citizen of the Messara for the Environment trying to dismantle the new communication strategy of YEN and OLH, confusing the project of transshipment hub with the old wishes of local peoples for a merchant and passenger traditional port. Speach of the Movement of the Citizen of the Messara for the Environment August 2007, Greek - Speach of the Movement of the Citizen of the Messara for the Environment during the annual conference of the Cretan Students in Athens (in 2007, the subject of the conference was the transshipment hub project). "Transshipment hub: the dream is over, the nightmare remains." March 2008, Greek - Article of the Movement of the Citizen of the Messara for the Environment in local press. The Ecological Society of Heraklion holds a complete list of articles related to the subject. Click here.
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