Articles By This Author
Western Macedonia Regional Council Discussion on the Measures Required for the Relocation of Pontokomi
The 16 December 2022 Regional Council discussion, its legal and infrastructure proposals, and supporting video, press reports and presentation material on Pontokomi’s relocation.
The unanimous decision of the Kozani City Council: “Necessary interventions and coordination for the completion of the Pontokomi relocation procedures”
The unanimous decision of the Kozani City Council on the subject of “ Necessary interventions and coordination for the completion of the Pontokomi relocation procedures ” is provided below as discussed during the session ( detailed here ): “In Kozani, today the 28th of…
Interview with proposals for the necessary actions at an institutional level for the relocation of Pontokomi
An interview regarding the Pontokomi relocation with Kostas Mavridis for Flash television and what is proposed in order to resolve the problems that have emerged with the relocation. Pontokomi is part of the solution and not of the problem, and mistakes can be corrected…
Interview – analysis of the issues concerning the relocation of Pontokomi and the new law on the use of PPC lands
Panagiotis Tsartsianidis held a discussion regarding the relocation of Pontokomi with the representative of the residents and the local council of the village on kozani.tv to document this case. Why is it being delayed, what do the laws stipulate, what is meant by expropriation…
The discussion at the Kozani City Council on the non-levelling of Pontokomi (presentation – reportage)
The positioning in implementation of the decision of the expanded Local Council (Popular Assembly) of Pontokomi dated 18.09.2022, wherein an analysis is made and the following is proposed: -The provision of § 6.4.7 of Law 4956 (Government Gazette A 140/19.7.2022) “Ratification of the Programmatic…
Remarks by Dynamiko TEE in the Consultation on the Territorial Plans
Remarks by Dynamiko TEE in the Consultation on the Territorial Plans Employment positions Regarding the reference year, which is set as 2019, we believe that unemployment in Western Macedonia is underestimated, given that the post-lignite period began at a much earlier stage, a fact…
World Bank study on the post-lignite period in Western Macedonia (A Road Map for a Managed Transition of Coal-Dependent Regions in Western Macedonia)
The World Bank study, the implementation of which lasted 20 months and was delivered in June 2020. The study was commissioned by the European Commission and includes the following deliverables: A Road Map for a Managed Transition of Coal-Dependent Regions in Western Macedonia Profiling…
Western Macedonia: Clashes with the Public Power Corporation (PPC) over district heating
The halting of construction works on the PPC’s ‘Ptolemaida 5’ steam-electric power station is raising concerns about whether the plant will be ready to support the district heating network in the winter of 2021. The decision to halt construction works on the PPC’s ‘Ptolemaida…
“Some of us”… dedicated to a Europe that does not suit us…
Some of us… grew up with the vision of Europe, of a unified space, of shared visions, of integrated planning. We accepted them ‘axiomatically’ and moved forward… and as passionate individuals, we defended these ideals, adopted them, made them our own, fought, clashed, endured…
Intervention in the consultation on the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP)
The newly proposed National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) incorporates significant changes to the energy landscape as it has been shaped thus far, the most critical being the complete phase-out of lignite from the Greek system by the final year of 2028. This fact…