Leros mayor Timotheos Kottakis held a series of meetings during a three-day visit to Athens, focusing on repairs after the recent severe weather and the island's wider development needs.
The visit began with a meeting with deputy minister for climate crisis and civil protection Kostas Katsafados, where the next stages of work to repair damage caused by the extreme weather were discussed.
Mr Kottakis said the Municipality of Leros had already received EUR 1 million from the relevant ministry. He added that the remaining sums requested by municipal services were expected to follow, with the aim of restoring all the damage.
The mayor also met Spyridon Stathoulis, secretary general at the migration and asylum ministry, and Giannis Fragkoulis, governor of the closed controlled structures.
According to the mayor's account, their talks covered funding for major development projects needed by Leros.
A lengthy meeting followed with migration and asylum minister Thanos Plevris. The discussion addressed broader matters within the ministry's responsibilities that directly concerned the Municipality of Leros.
Mr Kottakis also met the board of the Panhellenic Union of Lerians Panagia tou Kastrou. Both sides exchanged information about issues affecting the association and possible ways to address them.
The mayor said further contacts were made with other state services to advance matters concerning the island.
He thanked Mr Plevris, Mr Katsafados, Mr Stathoulis and Mr Fragkoulis for the understanding they had shown towards the problems facing Leros.
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