A new cycle of confrontation between the government and the opposition was triggered by an amendment submitted last night to the multi-bill of the Ministry of Finance, which modifies the status of the joint-stock company “Anaplasi Athens Anonymi Etairia”, which is renamed “ANAPLASI SA”.

The amendment expands the purpose of the company, in order to include the coordination, planning, programming and implementation of renovations throughout the Greek territory and not only within the limits of the Municipality of Athens, as is currently the case.

The amendment provides that the number of members of the company’s Board of Directors is reduced by fiveinstead of eleven members as it is today.

The status of the members participating in the new composition is also redefined. With its current composition, “Anaplasi Athens SA” was chaired by the mayor of Athens. With the new provision, as a person of known authority is appointed as the presidentscientific training and professional experience in the thematic areas of the company.

The parliamentary representative of PASOK Dimitris Manzos requested the immediate withdrawal of the amendment, because both the mayor of Athens and the members of the Municipal Council who belong to the majority faction are excluded from the Board of Directors of “ANAPLASI SA”.

Dimitris Manzos spoke of “anti-institutional games and reconstruction in the absence of the new Municipal Authority”, which – as he said – the government is sabotaging.

In the explanatory statement, however, it is noted that the composition of the Company’s Board of Directors is adjusted so as to respond to its new expanded purpose, since from now on it will concern the implementation of renovations throughout the Territory.