The Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the Municipality of Pydna-Kolindros in the morning, where he met with Mayor Christos Kombatsiaris and chaired a meeting at the Town Hall on the issues of the area.
“We are here to see how your local issues are progressing, the funding you have secured from the state, because in the end we know that every problem we face at the local level is of very great importance to the residents of your Municipality,” the Prime Minister pointed out.
“I always speak about the need to have a Greece where all Greek women and all Greek men will have equal opportunities and access to the same services. For us, there is no forgotten area of our homeland, which is why I attach such great importance to regional convergence,” he added.
At the meeting, in which emphasis was placed on issues concerning the development prospects of the area and the further improvement of citizens’ daily lives, those taking part included the Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister Thanasis Kontogeorgis, the Pieria Members of Parliament of New Democracy Xenophon Baraliakos, Anna Mani-Papadimitriou and Spyros Koulkoudinas, and the Deputy Regional Governor of Pieria Sofia Mavridou.
Afterwards, Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the central square of Kolindros and walked along central streets, where he had the opportunity to speak with shopkeepers and citizens.
The Prime Minister’s full statement at the opening of the meeting at the Town Hall
“Mayor, I would like to thank you for the very warm welcome. Today we are beginning a very beautiful tour throughout Pieria. We are starting from your Municipality to discuss the pending issues we have at the local level.
As you know, through the initiative undertaken by the Deputy Minister, Thanasis Kontogeorgis, with the cooperation of our Members of Parliament and the Region as well, we are drawing up local regional plans for each Regional Unit.
Our aim is always to be able to identify local problems and provide solutions. We have spoken about the big issues and the national initiatives, and we will have the opportunity to repeat them today as well.
But here we are to see how your local issues are progressing, the funding you have secured from the state, because in the end we know that every problem we face at the local level is of very great importance to the residents of your Municipality.
I always speak about the need to have a Greece where all Greek women and all Greek men will have equal opportunities and access to the same services. For us, there is no forgotten area of our homeland, which is why I attach such great importance to regional convergence.
So we will have the opportunity to discuss these matters at length in the meeting we will hold, and I thank you again for the warm welcome”.
“I am proud too personally in particular, but so is all the people of our historic Kolindros, that you have visited Kolindros at this moment,” Mayor Christos Kombatsiaris said on his part. “We are by your side; whatever you may need, both you personally and the whole government and all the people of Greece, the Municipality of Kolindros, formerly and today the Municipality of Pydna-Kolindros, will always be by your side”.