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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Helena Smith in Athens

Relief for campaigners as five-star hotel on Milos’s famous ‘moon beach’ halted

The volcanic coastline on Milos.
The volcanic coastline on Milos. Campaigners say there is ‘huge pressure from various stakeholders to build these islands to death’. Photograph: Stuart Black/Alamy

Environmental campaigners have welcomed a decision to halt construction of a disputed five-star hotel on a Greek beach known for its outstanding natural beauty.

Local authorities on the Cycladic island of Milos said a building licence for the resort on the world-renowned “moon beach” had been revoked by the municipality’s planning department after falling short of inspection standards.

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