municipalities
All Corfu Prefecture Mayors say ΄No΄ to draft law on Municipal Water and Sewerage Companies (DEYAs)
CORFU. "In the event that there is no change to the proposed bill and it is not possible to establish independent Municipal Water and Sewerage Companies (DEYAs) or water supply services for each municipality, following decisions by our municipal councils, as is currently the case, we will proceed with strong protests."
Deputy Mayors for Tourism from three Municipalities working together
CORFU. "The island of Corfu constitutes a unified tourist destination, with an established brand name, common challenges in terms of management and sustainability, as well as shared goals."
13 parties across the three municipalities taking part in upcoming elections and 6 in the regional elections
CORFU. Parties were adding names up to the last minute in efforts to attract voters.
Increasing funding is what Municipalities are looking for
CORFU. The introduction of city tax, especially in tourist areas, is extremely important.
Corfu Red Cross honorary awards
CORFU. The three Corfu Municipalities and other organisations were presented with awards for their valuable support of the Red Cross work.
MPs Dimitris Biangis and Evaggelia Liakouli΄s statement regarding lack of lifeguards
CORFU. A solution must be found immediately for the lack of lifeguards in 143 Municipalities.
Greek Municipalities΄ projects stop due to war in Ukraine
ATHENS. Letter from the President of the Central Union of Greek Municipalities (KEDE) Dimitris Papastergiou to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport.
Ionian Islands Regional Union of Municipalities workshop on civil protection for people with special needs
The event took place as part of the cross-border 4PLUS project of the INTERREG Programme, in which the National Confederation of People with Special Needs is the lead partner.
Extra funding for Municipalities from Ministry of the Interior
ATHENS. The Ministry of the Interior is giving funding of 65m Euros to all the Municipalities including approximately 700,000 to the Corfu and Paxos Municipalities.
Extra money for the 3 new Municipalities from the ΄Philodimos II΄ programme
ATHENS. 1m Euros for the Municipality of Central Corfu & Diapontia Islands and 2m Euros for each of the North and South Corfu Municipalities.
Each to handle their own rubbish (?) until there is an Integrated Waste Management facility
CORFU. DEYAK will split in three. There will be a single inter-municipal tourist promotion body. Regular collaborative meetings.
Local Elections: Full list of candidates for the 3 Corfu Municipalities
CORFU. See the full list of candidates for the 26 May local elections. The list will be updated whenever necessary.
Minister of the Interior: "In a few days there will be an announcement about the splitting up of Municipalities"
The Minister of the Interior Alexia Haritsis commented on the much-talked-about ΄splitting-up΄ of Lesvos Municipality in an interview with aftodioikisi.gr.
Municipal Council votes in favour of division of Corfu into separate municipalities
CORFU. The marathon Council meeting on the sole subject of the division of Corfu into separate municipalities started at 4pm and finished at 2am.