A. Skertsos: A multi-level development plan for Thessaloniki will be presented tomorrow by Mr. Mitsotakis

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will present a multi-level development plan of the government for the metropolitan complex of Thessaloniki and the regional unity as a whole, with projects worth hundreds of millions of euros, from public and private investments, which will change the face of the city in the coming years. representatives of the local bodies that he will have tomorrow, in view of the 86th TIF, as the Minister of State Akis Skertsos said after the meeting he had with the mayor Konstantinos Zervas.

“The decision of the government and the prime minister is for Thessaloniki to be a human city, a city of extroversion, a city worth living, working, visiting, we are on an excellent path and we will all work in this direction”, emphasized the Deputy Minister of Macedonia and Thrace Stavros Kalafatis, who participated in the meeting.

“We are happy that every year the city is moving forward, the city is counting successes, the city is facing new challenges, most of which it manages and succeeds, but still we are still working on issues related to the city’s infrastructure, the completion of the Metro, the issues concerning the OASTH, the traffic, the policing, the traffic wardens that the city needs,” said the mayor of Thessaloniki, Konstantinos Zervas, and continued: “On the other hand, the rest of the infrastructure. The city needs more renovations, green spaces. We presented to the ministers exactly this plan that we have. Another very important issue for us is the fastest possible implementation of the program from the Recovery fund. At the same time, we saw the successes that our city has in the field of extroversion, the promotion of , in the field of traffic, recognition, something that experienced this summer, is experiencing this period, and the issues concerning the choice of our city as a headquarters for many companies, international houses, in the field of IT, technology. We want Thessaloniki to be attractive 12 months a year, spread throughout the service sector and not just tourism, and I really find that day by day, year by year, Thessaloniki is changing, Thessaloniki has an agenda that is really being implemented” .

During his stay in Thessaloniki, Mr. Skertsos emphasized mainly the visits to social services.

The aim of the government is to provide a net of protection, safety and security to the citizens

“The goal of the government is to offer a net of protection, safety, security to the citizens in this very difficult time we are going through and at the same time to provide new services”, said the Minister of State.

At the Evosmos Health Center

Mr. Skertsos visited the Evosmos Health Center and noted the following: “The investment in primary health care is a bet for the funds of the Recovery Fund that will be used in the immediate future for the modernization of 47 Health Centers throughout northern Greece, so that soon to present an image and offer services corresponding to those offered in this model Health Center in the Evosmos area. But we are not stopping here. Thessaloniki is already leading the way in the registration of citizens in the new institution of the personal doctor with 250,000 of its residents already registered . The new institution of the personal doctor is offered free of charge and will be from October the personal health advisor for every citizen, in order to guide and support them proactively in every health problem they face. We even take advantage of the experience of vaccination, so that citizens who write to the personal doctor’s service to be able to make an appointment m through platform without hassle and queues”.

At KEPA Pylis Axios

Mr. Skertsos visited the KEPA Pylis Axios, where he emphasized that the government attaches great importance to the independent living of people with disabilities and the continuous improvement of the services provided to them and their families and added: “Greece for the first time has a national strategy for the disabled that implements important interventions such as the disability card, the personal assistant, the simplification and digitization of procedures for certification, approval and diagnosis of benefits to people with disabilities. The complete modernization of KEPA facilities is part of the National Action Plan for People with Disabilities. In this direction, the tender procedures have already started for the creation of new KEPA infrastructures, like this model space at the Axios Gate in Thessaloniki, and in Attica, at the facilities of the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Faliro, with a height of 1, 2 million euros.

A few months ago, the first Regulation on KEPAs was adopted, through which the obligation to review thousands of insured persons for irreversible diseases was abolished. With the adoption of the Regulation, all citizens with irreversible diseases, regardless of whether they are primary or secondary, secure their disability rate forever. Until now this only concerned the primary irreversible condition, while those with a secondary condition such as an amputation or another irreversible condition had to go through committees again and again, at regular intervals, causing enormous suffering.”

In the 87th elementary school

The Minister of State visited the 87th primary school and said that it is one of the 286 primary and 102 kindergartens that are included in the new all-day schools and will operate in the Prefecture of Thessaloniki with extended hours until 5.30 in the afternoon. “It is a new, innovative pilot policy that comes to upgrade the public school and support working parents and offer additional teaching hours to students with new student groups, but also study time in school. Investing in good public school is a priority of government,” he noted.

The goal is to complete the Holocaust Museum in 2026

With regard to his visit to the Israeli Community and the construction of the Holocaust Museum, he emphasized that it is an important project, an important landmark, the tendering procedures will begin early next year, with the goal of completion in 2026.

The head of the Prime Minister’s Office in Thessaloniki Maria Antoniou and the general secretary of the Municipality Nikos Liakopoulos took part in the meeting with the mayor.