The problems of local government and the claims in view of the TIF were raised by Harry Doukas, at a press conference given by the “self -government now” faction today. Together with the Mayor of Athens were the mayors of Neapolis-Sykes Simos Danilidis, Moschato-Taurus Andreas Efthimiou, Zografou Tina Kafatsakis, Agia Antonis Goudaras, former Mayor of Agios Dimitrios

“Self -government and its heretics we live days of depreciation”, Mr Doukas initially said and then stressed: “The government has taken a dangerous path to undermining the institution and manipulation of the elected officials. It leads municipalities to economic strangulation, excluding them from the € 7.9 billion surplus, which it triumphs. It excludes municipalities from the planning and management of very critical issues for our cities, such as water and waste, which are delivered to large private interests, against the official and unanimous decisions of KEDE, just as was the case with energy.

It recruits any administrative and legislative means to eliminate our interventions, Like that of Queen Olga, Ignoring the will of the citizens, but also broader interventions to protect cities, such as NOK to reduce cement in our cities. And now she is preparing to complete her attack in order to control anyone who resists. It promotes an electoral law that abolishes the second round of municipal elections. It is only left to abolish the officials themselves and to appoint mayors of her choice. “

Then the mayor of Athens said: ‘Our “self -government now” lineup cannot be reconciled with this policy and we decided to give the present to Thessaloniki, at the inauguration of the TIF. There, along with all social actors, we will demonstrate to send a clear message: how the self -government is not a state annex, it is not a ministry address. We are immediately elected by our citizens, with the order to make their lives and the place where they live, better. Our objections and our reactions have no trace of exaggeration. Evidence shows that municipalities are mathematically accurately led to a deadlock of social and economic bankruptcy. “

And ended up: “That is why our message in view of TIF is clean, It must return to municipalities and citizens part of the surplus, as defined by the applicable laws. And to do this, it takes to set up a large united self -governing front. “