1. Environmental Evaluation of Projects in Greece
Ioannis D. Manariotis
Directory of Environment and Planning
Region of Western Greece

2. Stages of Environmental Impact Assessment Procedure
Project preparation
Screening
Scoping
Preliminary EIS
Evaluation and Appraisal
Competent authorities
Environmental or other studies
Opinion
Press release, briefing-public participation
EIS
Evaluation and Appraisal
Decision of Environmental Terms
Monitoring of Environmental Terms

3. Classification of projects and activities
Group
Category 1.
Roads 2.
Water resources 3.
Port works 4.
Infrastructure works 5.
Mining activities 6.
Tourist activities and urban planning 7.
Stock and poultry farming activities 8.
Aquaculture 9.
Industrial facilities
10.
Special works and activities

4. Environmental evaluation - Projects categories
Category A
Category B
Subcategory 1
Subcategory 2
Subcategory 3
Subcategory 4
Ministry of Environ. & Planning & Public Works
Environmental
Authority
Region
Environmental Authority
Region
Environmental Authority
Prefecture
Environmental Authority

5. Role of Environmental Authorities
► Environmental, regional and urban planning policy in the frame of
sustainable development
► Collection of general information of environment quality, operation of
national environmental information system
► Coordination of activities for the environment monitoring and protection
► Recommendations to the Regional Council, for securing and allocating
funding, and proposals of measures for the protection of the environment,
particularly of sensitive areas
► Appraisal of EIS of projects, approval of environmental terms

6. Current Status and Difficulties
► Screening procedure should be improved
► Lack of new specifications regarding the content of EIS
► Problems of monitoring procedure in projects implementation
► Institutional framework, cooperation between Environmental and
Managing Authorities

7. Current Status and Difficulties (Continued)
► Projects environmental evaluation and appraisal is the main activity
► Environmental evaluation and appraisal it is often considered as an
obstacle for the economic development
► Competences decentralization
► Lack of staff and reorganization of authorities