A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Foundation for Research and Technology- Hellas (FORTH) and the European University of Cyprus (EUC)A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Foundation for Research and Technology- Hellas (FORTH) and the European University of Cyprus (EUC) was signed on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, by the President of FORTH, Prof. Nektarios Tavernarakis and the Rector of the EUC, Prof. Kostas Gouliamos.

New ENISA office inaugurated in Heraklion – Crete, GreeceOn 1 April 2019, the Executive Director of ENISA, Udo Helmbrecht, the Secretary General of Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Media, Vasilis Maglaras, the Regional Councillor of Crete, Giorgos Alexakis on behalf of the Governor of Crete Region Stavros Arnaoutakis, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors at FORTH Nektarios Tavernarakis inaugurated the new office of ENISA located in Heraklion, Crete.

The Directorate-General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission was impressed by his visit to FORTHJean-Eric Paquet, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, accompanied by Ms Anna Panagopoulou, Director of the Common Support Centre at DG RTD and the Secretary General of Research and Technology, Ms Patricia Kyprianidou visited the Foundation for Research and Technology- Hellas.

Satellite image change detection for rapid detection of landslides after a devastating rainstorm event-“Oceanis” in Crete, GreeceThe IMS-FORTH Geophysical Satellite Remote Sensing and Archaeo-Environment Laboratory (Greece), in collaboration with the Centre for Applied Geosciences at the University of Portsmouth (UK), has made a rapid preliminary assessment of recent flooding and landslide devastation in western Crete, which took place after an unprecedented heavy rain storm-“Oceanis” during 24-26 February, 2019