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According to the Prime Minister, no transmission of the coronavirus has been observed in commercial stores.
Meeting at the Palace of Maximos with his address Ministry of Interior, the committee “Greece 2021” Y ΚΕΔΕ, in which 114 mayors participated through a videoconference, was conducted by Kyriakos Mitsotakis. During the meeting, the Prime Minister stressed that the shops in the “red” areas will remain open
As Kyriakos Mitsotakis said, “we have also decided that in category 4 in the “red” category, we will keep the retail trade open, because we have not seen transmission from stores or department stores while they comply with the measures. This is a new economic respite for local communities, but you should know that we have two or three difficult months ahead as the weather will turn colder and in northern Greece it will be colder sooner (it is already colder) than in the islands. The world will enter more and more and the longer we stay, the greater the risk of transmission. and more careful we must be “.
It should be noted that the theme of the meeting held in the Palace of the Maxims was the projects with a sign of development that will be carried out in the framework of the cooperation of the Commission “Greece 2021” with the Ministry of the Interior and Municipalities of all Greece with a view to the celebrations of 200 years since 1821 and that will be a subset of the total of projects that will be included in the emblematic program “Antonis Tritsis”.
«I want all the municipalities of the country, if possible, to launch a project that at least identifies with citizens in 2021. But it will be a project that will look to the future, will face the challenges of the future – or we are talking about projects that have to do with basic environmental infrastructure, be it digital infrastructure or projects that have to do with modern skills or knowledge about our past. All this is of great importance so that even as 2021 passes and we go to 2022, 2023, 2024, we remember this year as a milestone year.Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stood out at the meeting.
2021 is a flight forward
«This effort will encompass all of Greece. From Othonos to Kastelorizo, from Messinia to Orestiada and that is why I considered the active participation of the local government absolutely necessary in all this fruitful and creative effort.Kyriakos Mitsotakis said, to add, speaking about the meaning of this initiative: “In fact, all of you are invited, tens, hundreds of Greek cities to do whatas its own little revolutions and in this way show that a nation can fruitfully re-read its history only if it is in constant motion. And this creative movement, this forward flight that we want to launch in this anniversary year, starting from the bottom up.».
The meeting was attended by the Chairperson of the “Greece 2021” Committee Gianna Angelopoulou Daskalaki, the Minister of the Interior Takis Theodorikakos, the Deputy Minister of the Interior Theodoros Livanios, the President of the Central Union of Greek Municipalities (KEDE) and the Mayor of Trikala, Dimitris, the Executive Coordinator of the Committee Marton Simicek and the General Director of Operations Athanasios Kantartzis.
The Chairman of the Committee “Greece 2021” Gianna Angelopoulou Daskalaki stressed that the main objective of the Commission is the program of actions and events for the two hundred years since the revolution of 1821 to be trained with the greatest possible participation of all bodies, all citizens in Greece “and in Greece that is outside of Greece”.
«With this logic in mind, we contacted all of you, with 332 Municipalities and Regions and invited you to present your proposals and ideas. And we request that proposals be submitted that highlight the history and uniqueness of each region, but also serve the need to drive progress and development for the benefit of all local communities, “said Ms. Angelopoulou, to add immediately afterwards : “114 municipalities responded and submitted 383 proposals in committee, of which 151 have a sign of development. They are actions that open a window to the future, significant ecological intervention projects, change in energy management, sustainable development actions, sustainable urban mobility, creation of business and educational centers, promotion of development milestones, creation of digital museums and cultural centers “. The Chairman of the “Greece 2021” Committee spoke about “projects that improve the lives of our fellow citizens and pave the way for future development».
«“The 200 years of the Greek revolution are an important opportunity to mark modern national self-awareness, the elevation of the Greeks, sustainable development, security and the perspective of our homeland, in a world that is changing and faces enormous challenges and dangers. “, He said. Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakos added that “the Commission maintained great and excellent cooperation with the entire self-government of the country.”emphasizing that “Through the cooperation of the Municipalities and the Commission, a package of proposals was developed that change the image of the local government in a very significant number of Municipalities and Regions. “. As Mr. Theodorikakos said, “tThe Ministry of the Interior has proceeded to formulate a special invitation through the “Antonis Tritsis” program for projects related to the starting point of the celebration of 200 years.». The initial budget reaches 50 million euros and 102 infrastructure projects from 59 municipalities and 4 regions of the country can be included immediately.
“Works that will remain”
“It is not only an opportunity for ephemeral celebrations but also an opportunity to leave a legacy in the place,” said Deputy Interior Minister Theodoros Libanios, explaining: “I am very happy that the proposals have a character a little out of the ordinary. usual limits. “They are proposals that are not limited to a mere historical representation, they are proposals that will be maintained after 2021, 2022 and 2023 and in the coming years.”
“I really have to convey the enormous interest of my colleagues in how we will be able to transmit this message for 200 years, but also Greece from now on, to carry it everywhere, to make” new provincial meeting places “as the song says in the wonderful video of “Greece 2021” “, noted the president of KEDE Dimitris Papastergiou.
After processing a total of 383 proposals from local authorities, which have been registered on the Commission’s electronic platform “Greece 2021”, 151 proposals are selected that have development content with a total requested funding of 36 million euros. At the same time, 7 proposals related to development projects and broader infrastructure have been evaluated positively in terms of content.
The 151 proposals are divided into the following thematic categories taking into account their content:
1. Digitization – New technologies – Smart City
2. Tourism – Sports – Culture and history with development content
3. Energy- Environment- Recycling- Sustainable City and Urban Mobility
4. Infrastructure
5. Entrepreneurship
6. Multiculturalism: social cohesion
7. Conferences – Workshops – Exhibitions on an annual, periodic or permanent basis with development content.
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