The President of PASOK – Movement for Change, Nikos Androulakis, held a meeting on Friday morning with the Mayor of Athens, Haris Doukas, in his office at the Parliament.

At the center of their discussion was the issue of the increase in the landfill fee, which is driving municipalities into financial dead ends.

Mr. Androulakis spoke of the financial suffocation of municipalities, announced a related initiative by PASOK, and stated:
“New Democracy and the Prime Minister personally bear immense responsibility, as their clientelist tactics in waste management and the country’s energy planning create enormous distortions. Municipalities are now being forced to shoulder this unbearable cost due to these distortions, for which the government is solely responsible.”

On his part, the Mayor of Athens noted:
“Unaccountable single-party entities are orchestrating the collection of significant taxes meant for municipalities and their citizens. This effectively strangles the municipalities. But that’s not all. These funds are funneled into bankrupt organizations, risking our own bankruptcy as well, while at the same time our citizens are forced to pay new, crippling municipal fees.”