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Statement on Public Power Corporation (PPC) issues [New Technical Chamber of Greece study on the contribution of lignite, 200MW photovoltaic park, assumption of environmental responsibility] (video)
A statement addressing, among other matters, the need to mobilise all stakeholders regarding the impending developments at the Public Power Corporation (PPC), given that the contribution of lignite activity to the GDP of the Region of Western Macedonia is highly significant according to a…
Interview with Dimitris Mavromatidis by Zisis Pitsiavas on Top concerning a series of current issues (video)
Interview with Zisis Pitsiavas on the programme “Special Edition” on Top television . The topics discussed included: the activities of the Technical Chamber of Greece – Western Macedonia Section (TEE/TDM), the “Exoikonomo II” programme and the continuous interventions by the Technical Chamber of Greece…
On populism and “communication”…
Populism, regardless of the side from which it is expressed, acts as a stumbling block to the development and proper functioning of our region. Its existence strengthens “cliques”, “directorates”, “partisanship”, and small, ephemeral “triumphs” that are essentially insignificant in the grand scheme of things…
Intervention by the Technical Chamber of Greece – Western Macedonia Section: Evaluation of the contribution of economic sectors to the productive model of Western Macedonia, with an emphasis on the impact of the lignite industry
For many decades, peaking in 2002, the extraction and combustion of lignite accounted for approximately 30% of the Gross Value Added (GVA) at the level of Western Macedonia. In 2014, this figure rose to 42% and, indeed, showed upward momentum for the coming years…
Request for Increased Funding for the ‘Energy Efficiency at Home II’ Programme in Western Macedonia by the Technical Chamber of Greece – Western Macedonia Section (TEE/TDM)
The ‘Energy Efficiency at Home II’ Programme, with the scheduled launch for the registration of applications by interested parties in the Region of Western Macedonia on the relevant platform being today, Monday, 26 March 2018, saw the total budget for the Programme in Western…
Technical Chamber of Greece – Western Macedonia Section: Request for the cancellation and revision of the application submission process for the “Exoikonomisi kat’ Oikon II” Programme
Despite the documented requests by a multitude of market bodies related to the “Exoikonomisi kat’ Oikon II” Programme for an extension to the start of the application submission process on the said Programme’s platform, coupled with the simultaneous trial use of the supporting information…
Technical Chamber of Greece – Western Macedonia Section (TEE/TDM): Remarks on the assumption of environmental responsibility for mining activity and power generation in Western Macedonia
The Technical Chamber of Greece – Western Macedonia Section, prior to the passage of the bill on the “Small PPC” (June 2014) with a public intervention, stressed the necessity of charting the indicative commitments – obligations of the Public Power Corporation (PPC) S.A. towards…
The Ambassador of Slovakia visited the Regional Governor of Western Macedonia
The Ambassador of Slovakia, Iveta Hricová, visited the Regional Governor of Western Macedonia, Theodoros Karypidis, on Thursday 8 March. At the centre of the meeting was the issue that unites Slovakia with Greece and is currently on the negotiating table: the transition of Europe’s…
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Coal Platform: The presentations of the meetings on 26~27.2.2018 [“Coal Regions in Transition Platform Working Groups: launch and first meetings”]
The European Commission launched the Platform on Coal Regions in Transition in December 2017. As part of the Platform’s activities, its two working groups will now hold their first meetings: The ‘Post Coal Economy and Structural Transformation’ group will cover strategies and projects focusing…
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