Memorandum of Understanding, between the Municipality of Kifissia and the Ministry of Citizen Protection, were signed today by Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis and Mayor Vassilis Xypolatas to deal with all forms of delinquency.

As noted in the announcement with the memorandum, inter alia, “the multilevel, coordinated and rapid action of all is agreed, as it is a common goal to reinforce the safety climate and address the problems that affect life and improve the daily life of the citizen. In this context, it was decided to organize and operate a business center as well as the installation and operation of surveillance systems in central parts of the city as well as at the entrances and exits of Kifissia, with the aim of both preventing and suppressing abusive behaviors, as well as traffic management and traffic police. “

The Minister of Citizen Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis, emphasized the importance of signing the Memorandum that would further enhance the cooperation of policing and security, as the pilot program was apparent with the rearrangement of forces, which had been implemented in the past few months, had been implemented in recent months.

“It is a very important day for us because we are signing a Memorandum of Understanding on security and police issues with the Mayor and the Municipality of Kifissia and I think this is a step forward for your own efforts and struggles you make for the quality of life of people. We are here, I want to be close to you, we want your cooperation, because you know the particular local conditions, “the Minister said, addressing the Mayor of Kifissia.

In this context, he announced the placement of 23 new police officers in the Kifissia Security Department, who, as he pointed out, will be thrown into the fight against crime. “Our mission is to feel all residents safe. We want to make the municipality an area of ​​social peace and security and eventually we want to tell us that there is finally security in Kifissia, and you and your children do not feel fear, nor insecure, and you have the confidence that there is a rule of law, which ensures all these very great goods.

In addition, Mr. Chrysochoidis developed the Police Plan implemented in the Municipality of Kifissia and aims to prevent and suppress crime and improve the quality of life of citizens through interventions both in road safety, noise pollution and waste management. “We want to get better and so we are constantly improving our business plans so that we are more useful and more effective every time.”

For his part, Mayor of Kifissia, Vassilis Xypolatas, said: “Today we had the honor of welcoming the Minister of Citizen Protection, Michalis Chrysochoid at the Kifissia Town Hall, with which we discussed the security issues of the Municipality.

In the last year we had an extremely productive cooperation of the two bodies, the fruit of which is the present Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation. The results are already measurable, as the ministry has reported a significant decrease in 46% of adult crime and minimizing youthful delinquency, with very few incidents, such as the one we had last Saturday in downtown Kifissia.

As the Minister announced, the Kifissia Police Department will be reinforced by an additional 23 new police officers, who, together with the existing force, will remain and will be solely responsible for guarding our neighborhoods, making him a Metropolitan Center.

Also, the placement of security cameras, which will be supervised exclusively by the Greek Police at the cost of the Municipality of Kifissia and initially placed in the Kifissia, Nea Erythraia shopping malls and at the entrances of the city, will enhance both the sense of security and the control of both traffic and offenses.

We would like to thank Mr. Chrysochoidis for the excellent cooperation and empathy with which he faced the issue of security in the Municipality of Kifissia, Nea Eritrea and Ekali. “