Council

Dassia property: Regional Council votes in favour of receiving financial rather than land concession
CORFU. The demand for a land concession from the investing company in Dassia (as opposed to financial) was rejected. Leader of the LASY party Babis Haralambous proposed that land be given. A representative of the investing company Stavros Andreadis was present at the meeting.

Central Corfu Municipal Council: Majority vote in favour of former Club Med giving money rather than land
CORFU. The vote took place at Monday΄s Municipal Council meeting.

Corfu΄s demand - "We want water, Prime Minister!"
CORFU. With the question of the dams recently in the news, the biggest demand that Corfu will put to the Prime Minister is a solution to the long-standing problem with water.

Erimitis investment approved by Central Council of Architecture
ATHENS. The Central Council of Architecture has approved the development study for the tourist resort village in North Corfu.

Municipal Council votes to press Ministry of Finance regarding Corfu Town seafront
CORFU. The proposal from Giorgos Karydis was passed unanimously at last night΄s Central Corfu & Diapontia Islands Municipal Council meeting.

Greek PM to visit Corfu on 11 July
CORFU. The Central Corfu & Diapontia Islands Municipal Council will meet in the next few days to decide what Corfu issues will be put to Kyriakos Mitsotakis on his visit to the island on 11 July.

North Corfu Municipal Council votes to fight for Erimitis to the very end
CORFU. The Council declared its opposition to the destruction of Erimitis and voted to continue fighting against it. There were 14 votes for, 11 against and 1 abstention.

Temploni on constant alert following public meeting
CORFU. The purpose of the meeting was provide information on the impact of heavy metals on public health and to support the demands presented to the recent Central Corfu & Diapontia Islands Municipal Council meeting.

΄Kerkyraiki Anagenisi΄: "Implement the Municipal Council΄s decisions on the pandemic now"
CORFU. "We must plan and take action to safeguard public health and the economy. Especially now that time has become limited.." says Chrysanthos Sarlis΄ party in a letter to Meropi Ydraiou.

Municipal Council meetings to be held in the Municipal Theatre
CORFU. There was a unanimous decision at today΄s meeting - which was like a dress rehearsal - to hold council meetings there for at least the next four meetings in June.

Sotiris Tsiodras: R Value in Greece at 0.3
ATHENS. Sotiris Tsiodras presented detailed epidemiological data for the pandemic in Greece at the first meeting of a series of online discussions as part of the Greek Chairmanship of the Council of Europe.

Mayor gives reassurances to the Municipal Council regarding cruise ship
CORFU. Central Corfu & Diapontia Islands Mayor Meropi Ydraiou greassured the Municipal Council and the public regarding the post on a British website which says there is a case of coronavirus on the ship docking in Corfu on Thursday.

Waste Watch Corfu: Municipal Council decision not clear enough
CORFU. "Our efforts are beginning to bear fruit," says Waste Watch Corfu, "although the Municipal Council discussion indicates that we still have a long road ahead of us."

Maria Dri wears jacket made from plastic waste to Municipal Council meeting
CORFU. A fashion and zero waste statement!

Ydraiou΄s proposal not approved - Municipal Council vote against Erimitis investment
CORFU. The topic of discussion at yesterday΄s Central Corfu & Diapontia Islands Municipal Council meeting was the Erimitis investment - or, more accurately, an update of previous decisions.

Zero Waste proposal and Erimitis postponed to next Municipal Council meeting
CORFU. The serious issues of Erimitis and the Zero Waste proposal were not discussed at yesterday΄s Central Corfu & Diapontia Islands Municipal Council meeting.

Police, Fire Service and DEI went behind my back says Giorgos Mahimaris
CORFU. Coup against local authority. When the documentation for the investment is complete the matter can come back to the Municipal Council.

North Corfu: 5 Municipal Councillors from Mahimaris΄ party resign and become independent
CORFU. The five Councillors from his party accused the North Corfu Mayor of centralism and an outdated mentality.