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Bakoyannis on SKAI: Exarchia is a political fetish for some – The works will be done

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“It’s the logic of absolute nihilism,” said the mayor of Athens, recalling the reactions that there were even for the two-year pre-school education for 1,200 children throughout Athens.

For the construction of his station metro in Exarchia and the regeneration in Hill of Strefispoke o Mayor of Athens Kostas Bakoyannis on SKAI TV and the Newsroom show.

He emphasized that it is not the permanent residents who are reacting to the projects, but one small group of people who found an occasion to fight an ideological battle, as they see the Exarchia as a “political fetish”.

The mayor of Athens said that it took him a while to understand how they work interests in Exarchia and how is it possible that some people invest in the failure of our city. “It is the logic of absolute nihilism”, he added, recalling the reactions that took place in two years of preschool education for 1,200 children throughout Athens.

“The metro is for everyone. There are no left and right carriages,” emphasized Mr. Bakoyannis and added that with metro line 4, 350,000 people will move every day and over 55,000 cars will leave the streets of Athens.

For Hill of Strefiemphasized that it is one of the most beautiful in Athens that has been abandoned for years and given over to delinquency, crime, noise pollution and noise.

The infrastructure project that the municipality of Athens is carrying out on the hill involves earthworks, planting and fire safety, while a sponsorship of over 1 million euros has been secured.

Mulberries in Athens: We lost 1.5% of the city’s trees – What’s happening

The mayor of Athens referred to the issue of the infestation of the capital’s mulberry trees by a wood-eating insect that first appeared in Crete in 2017 and arrived in Athens in 2019.

“They are intertwined with life in the city. We have 25,000 in Athens”, emphasized Mr. Bakoyannis and added that around 1,300 trees have already been lost, i.e. 1.5% of the city’s trees. In some areas such as Botaniko and Koukaki, the loss of trees reaches up to 30%.

In cooperation with the scientific bodies, the municipality of Athens is trying to save the trees, however in the cases where they are required to be cut down and buried, “there we immediately plant a new mulberry”, said Mr. Bakoyiannis.

Panathinaikos Stadium: Until the end of September the auction

Regarding the Panathinaikos stadium, he emphasized that the arena will be auctioned by the end of September and that the planning is progressing to get bulldozers in by the end of the year. He added that this is a supra-local regeneration from which all Athenians will gain an “oasis of green” in an area like Botanikos that had been “erased from the map” for many years.

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