During the week, PASOK – Movement for Change MP candidate Konstantinos Gatsios had a round of contacts with institutional bodies, holding meetings in turn with the Metropolitan of Ioannina Maximos, the regional governor of Epirus Alexandros Kahrimanis and the mayor of Ioannina Dimitris Papageorgiou.
Mr. Gatsios presented his proposals for the development of Epirus and the Prefecture of Ioannina and had the opportunity to discuss individual issues that were put to him. In the meeting with the Metropolitan of Ioannina, he was informed about the social work of the Diocese, as well as about the plans for the expansion of the Nursing Home and the creation of a Day Care Center for the Elderly and a Day Center for people with Dementia, pledging to support the project in any way he can.
In the meeting with the Regional Governor, the discussion focused on the ongoing major projects in the area and the planning for the new programming period, while Mr. Kahrimanis presented the plans for the High Research & Technology Park and for the Indoor Gym – Multi-Purpose Hall in goat farm. For his part, the PASOK – Change Movement candidate focused on the need to re-tender the Ioannina – Kakavia road axis as a European-standard highway and also referred to the issue of the rail connection of Epirus, stressing that the Igoumenitsa – Volos rail connection is the smartest part of the European network, as it can create an Igoumenitsa-Volos-Lattakia corridor, through which commercial traffic can be carried out from central Europe to the Middle East, bypassing Turkey.
With the Mayor of Ioannina, D. Papageorgiou, there was a discussion on the regeneration of Pyrsinella Park, the conversion of the old University building into an administrative center, the utilization of the area of the Velissari camp and the interventions in the lakeside area, with K. Gatsios referring to the need of an integrated planning and conclusion of the process of institutionalization of the Presidential Decree on Cotton.
The circle of contacts of Constantinos Gatsios with the institutions of the region will be completed on Monday, the day he is scheduled to meet with the rector of the University of Ioannina, Anna Batistatou.
