The headquarters of the Interreg management service remain in Thessaloniki
Mr. Kalafatis in a relevant event pointed out that in the draft submitted it is not mentioned that the Special Service is leaving Thessaloniki.
Positive news – for Thessaloniki and Northern Greece– arose during his day Chamber of Commerce (EETH).
News concerning the issue of the existing Special Services Management Services in Thessaloniki Interreg, confirming the publication of Voria.gr on November 30 (see here).
When the issue of the Private Investment Directorate and the Management Service was commented on during the event, the Deputy Minister of Interior, in charge of Macedonia and Thrace, Stavros Kalafatis, stressed: “I can assure you that nowhere in the draft has been submitted it is reported that the Special Service is leaving Thessaloniki “.
In fact, the Minister of Development, Adonis Georgiadis, who was watching the meeting online, intervened, saying: “I reinforce what Mr. Kalafatis said. I say explicitly that the Service does not leave Thessaloniki “.
As for the issue of the Private Investment Directorate of the Macedonia and Thrace Sector of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there was a general feeling that, in the end, Northern Greece gained a lot by strengthening its management of investment projects from 1-3.00,000 euros, as Management services are increased by 40%.
“We must not get carried away. Some were refuted. “Some were raped and … stumbled”, commented Mr. Kalafatis.