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Prime Minister visits Old Town Hall
CORFU. The Prime Minister and his party visited the Old Town Hall just after 13:30 today.

Meropi Ydraiou discusses electromobility, the environment and sustainable development with Swedish Ambassador
CORFU. Central Corfu & Diapontia Islands Mayor Meropi Ydraiou met with the Swedish Ambassador to Greece Charlotte Sammelin at the Old Town Hall this afternoon.

Meropi Ydraiou: Fire is a tragedy for the residents
CORFU. Meropi Ydraiou, who had gone to the landfill, told Enimerosi: "This is a tragedy for the health of the local residents, first of all, and for the operation of the facility."

Meropi Ydraiou takes part in charity run
CORFU. The Mayor put on her running gear and joined in yesterday΄s charity run organised by the Municipality and other organisations. Those who wish can also donate towards the hospital and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation will triple the amount.

Teachers΄ union to protest at Maraslio at 11:00 today regarding school cleaners
CORFU. ELME (Secondary teachers΄ union)is demanding payment of wages due, signing of new contract, existing cleaning staff to be made permanent and recruitment of new personnel to cover school needs.

Corfu Mountain Trail uses lockdown period to upgrade Corfu mountain paths
CORFU. The Mountain Trail may have had to be put off until May 2021 but organisation members took the opportunity to improve the mountain paths.

΄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.

Central Corfu Mayor meets with TV presenter Ina Tarantou
CORFU. Mayor Meropi Ydraiou met with Ina Tarantou, presenter of the ET1 travel programme ΄Zoi Allios΄ yesterday.

Meropi Ydraiou: Our priority is the environment - What we have done to now
CORFU. Message from Mayor Meropi Ydraiou for WOrld Environment Day.

Protest outside Town Hall about school cleanliness and hygiene
CORFU. There were protests on Tuesday morning outside the Town Hall from teachers, PAME union representatives and contract cleaners about hygiene and lack of school personnel.

΄Corfu, clean and safe΄ tourist campaign for 2020
CORFU. We are changing the image of Corfu and I΄d like to thank all those who are helping, said Meropi Ydraiou at a press conference for her first nine months in office.

Young Corfu athlete Spyridoula Karydi΄s training ΄restart΄
CORFU. Enimerosi was at the stadium yesterday evening (Monday 25 May) to see the young Corfu triple jumper Spyridoula Karydi in training.

Recycling rewards via mobile app
CORFU. Meropi Ydraiou: "The local authority΄s initiatives to support recycling are ongoing."

Central Corfu Mayor inspects road repair works
CORFU. This morning Mayor Meropi Ydraiou visited the spot where rainwater drainage and road repair work is being carried out.

Milan planning more space for pedestrians and cyclists. Is Corfu listening?
LONDON. Less stress, clean air, less noise and, of course, social distancing is the model for the post-lockdown period. The circumstances present Ms. Ydraiou΄s local authority with an excellent opportunity not to return to pre-coronavirus conditions.

Central Corfu Municipality donates hygiene items to Corfu Prison΄s Second Chance School
CORFU. Mayor Meropi Ydraiou presented the Director of the School Kyriakos Kolesis with gloves, disposable masks and antiseptic.

Caustic comments about Meropi Ydraiou from ΄Kerkyra 180΄: "L’ état c’est moi"
CORFU. We can see the new "I am the state" said the local party ΄Kerkyra 180΄ with regard to Meropi Ydraiou΄s actions on Palm Sunday.

I only stayed for a short while, kept my distance and didn΄t take Communion. I apologise and accept responsibility
CORFU. Meropi Ydraiou issued a statement to the media following her appearance before the Prosecutor to give her statement.