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TEE/TDM: Urgent necessity for immediate solutions that will ensure the uninterrupted heat supply of the district heating systems
District heating has been a crucial infrastructure for the Municipalities in Western Macedonia for decades and is essential for the smooth functioning of the cities of Kozani, Ptolemaida, and Amyntaio during the winter months, with a direct dependence on the energy supply from the…
TEE/TDM: The creation of the new University of Western Macedonia as a single Higher Education Institution is a necessity
Within the continuously and rapidly changing developmental landscape, Western Macedonia finds itself before a challenge – an invitation for the future: that of a merger to create a single Higher Education Institution. For TEE/TDM, this is historic. Those who envision the progress and future…
Statement at the public assembly in Akrini regarding the relocation (video)
Watch below the full statement by the President of TEE/TDM, Dimitris Mavromatidis, at the critical public assembly in Akrini regarding the relocation from kozani.tv . The intervention of TEE/TDM concerning the “Unjustified delay in the procedures for completing the Akrini relocation” can be viewed…
TEE/TDM: Unjustified delay in the procedures for completing the Akrini relocation
TEE/TDM had pointed out the following regarding the relocation of Anargyroi and Akrini in September 2017 amongst other points concerning Akrini, in relation to Article 147 of Law 4495/2017, which supplemented Article 28 of Law 3937/2011: “…The reference to Akrini is deemed positive in…
Support for Higher Education must be continuous…
In 2013, aiming to prevent the closure of the University under the Athina Plan, the Municipality of Kozani—with the author acting as coordinator and rapporteur in his capacity as President of the Kozani Municipal Council— had prepared a Memorandum substantiating why Higher Education in…
Visit by the World Bank and European Commission members regarding Technical Support for Western Macedonia on transition issues
Western Macedonia, participating as a pilot Region in the European Initiative “Coal Regions in Transition Platform”, has been included, following its request, in the Technical Support package of the European Commission’s Structural Reform Support Service (SRSS), in order to prepare as effectively as possible…
Interview with ET3 on the Coal Platform and the activities of the Technical Chamber of Greece – Western Macedonia Section (TEE/TDM)
Interview with ET3 on issues discussed during the 1st European Forum of Mayors for the Just Transition of coal/lignite regions, held in Kozani on Wednesday, 19 September 2018. Reference was also made to the activities of the Technical Chamber of Greece – Western Macedonia…
Intervention at the 1st European Forum of Mayors for the Just Transition of coal/lignite regions
Intervention at the 1st European Forum of Mayors for the Just Transition of coal/lignite regions, held in Kozani. A presentation was made on European Policy geared towards the transition to lower-carbon economies through the Coal Platform initiative, and the necessary processes for adapting the…
Dialogue with the European Commission continues on detailing support for the Region of Western Macedonia regarding transition issues
A delegation from Western Macedonia, led by Regional Governor Theodoros Karypidis, attended the 2nd Technical Meeting of the “Coal Regions in Transition Platform”, organised by the European Commission on 12 and 13 July 2018 in Brussels, aiming to support coal regions in their transition…
Technical Chamber of Greece – Western Macedonia Section (TEE/TDM): Positions regarding the Ministry of Environment and Energy's consultation on the National Just Transition Fund
The European Union, as part of tackling climate change, has formulated a network of policy initiatives and measures for reducing its carbon footprint, which includes developing a new energy model alongside supporting the productive sectors that will be affected, as well as advancing technological…