The Regional Council was sworn in – NEOI AGONES EPIRO

The swearing-in ceremony of the Regional Governor Mr. Alexandros Kahrimanis and the members of the new Epirus Regional Council, which takes office from 1^the January. The Government was represented by the Deputy Minister of the Interior, Mr. Paraskevi (Vivi) Charalambogianni.

The ceremony was attended by the Metropolitans of Ioannina, Mr. Maximos, of Nicopolis and Preveza, Mr. Chrysostomos, Mr. Artis, Mr. Kallinikos, the MPs Mr. G. Stylios- I. Tsimaris, the President of the Union of Regions of Greece, Regional Governor of Central Macedonia Mr. Apostolos Tzitzikostas, the Secretary General of the Decentralized Administration of Epirus-Western Macedonia Mr. Seraphim Liapis. the Rector of the University of Ioannina, Mrs. Anna Batistatou, mayors, representatives of the Military, Police and Fire Authorities and other local authorities.

Greetings and wishes to the Regional Governor and the new Regional Councilors were sent by the President of the Parliament K. Tasoulas and the 4th Vice President of the Parliament Mrs. Olga Gerovasilis.

After the swearing-in ceremony performed by Metropolitan Mr. Maximos, the swearing-in of advisers followed with a political oath.

Greetings were addressed by the Deputy Minister of Interior, the President of ENPE, the leaders of the factions, followed by the Regional Governor Mr. Alexandros Kahrimanis, who welcomed the new regional councilors to be productive in their presence at the Regional Council.

The Governor’s greeting:

In his greeting, among others, the Regional Governor, Mr. Alexandros Kahrimanis, said:

I want to thank you for your honorable presence at today’s inauguration of the new Regional Council.

I welcome the new Regional Councilors and I hope that their tenure will be productive for the benefit of the citizens and of Epirus.

I want to especially thank the regional councilors of the outgoing Regional Council for the cooperation we have had over the years.

The self-governing period that ends today was a difficult period. On its way, there were unexpected and unforeseeable developments at the global level, which greatly affected the functioning of the Region and the Regional Council.

Despite this and despite any disagreements, the Region of Epirus as a whole – with the help of its employees – stood up and responded to the needs and challenges it faced.

Many of the difficulties and adversities remain, but we believe that the new self-governing period begins with better omens.

This makes us optimistic that with everyone’s cooperation, with persistence, patience and hard daily work, we will move forward in all areas that belong to the Region’s institutional responsibilities. At the same time, we will constantly push and look for solutions for more general issues concerning Epirus.

For us, the priority is the facilitation of citizens’ everyday life. Our concern is the immediate and effective treatment of any problem that may arise.

Our constant pursuit is the implementation of our planning for infrastructures that are needed for Epirus to move forward. For actions that will relieve our vulnerable fellow citizens, that will support businesses to create new jobs.

These goals, even with different approaches, are common and we are all called to serve them from the position assigned to us by the Epirotian people.

Thank you, happy birthday, happy new year and happy self-governing period.

THE COMPOSITION OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL: