High Interest from the Greek Cities in the CIVITAS Network Forum
Astypalea, Alonnisos, Andros, Chios, Folegandros, Kalymnos, Kos, Lesvos, Lipsi, Milos, Mykonos, Patmos, Platanias, and Sifnos joined the CIVITAS Forum Network in a period of two months (December 2016-January 2017). They are all Greek municipalities of various sizes spread around the Aegean Sea
Astypalea, Agios Dimitrios, Alonnisos, Andros, Chios-Greece, Folegandros, Kalymnos, Kos, Lesvos, Lipsi, Milos, Mykonos, Patmos, Penteli, Perama, Platanis, and Sifnos joined the CIVITAS Forum Network in a period of two months (December 2016-January 2017). They are all Greek municipalities of various sizes spread all around the Aegean Sea. For instance, Lesbos has 86,436 inhabitants while only 763 people live in Folegandros. Interestingly, these nineteen municipalities all are members of the DAFNI Network of Sustainable Greek Islannd, which is a non-profit organization established in 2006. This network seeks to create opportunities and support initiatives towards the sustainable development of Greek islands. Sustainable mobility is one of the areas for building sustainable future of this area.
Dr. Ifigenia Psarra, DAFNI mobility expert, shared information about the CIVITAS Forum Network among all 42 members of DAFNI network and almost a half of the members showed an interest to join the network. These municipalities signed the English and Greek versions of the CIVITAS Forum declarations and sent them to the CIVITAS Secretariat in Szentendre, Hungary. All of them received CIVITAS Certificates signed by the PAC Chair, Steen Moller. Currently, the new city pages for Greek municipalities are under development and will be on the CIVITAS website in the nearest future.
The high interest of Greek municipalities to the CIVITAS Initiative might grow to the establishment of the CIVINET Greece in 2017. The CIVITAS Secretariat will support this initiative in every available means.
