Costas Kadis, Cyprus’ nominee for EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, is facing criticism over his handling of a controversial waste management scandal ahead of his November 6 hearing before the European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee.
According to a report by Pavlos Neophytou in this Sunday’s Kathimerini, the issue centers around the Pentakomou Waste Treatment Plant, which has been illegally dumping waste for years, despite receiving over €46 million in EU funding to process it into fuel. The plant’s failures occurred under Kadis’ tenure as Environment Minister,…
