2nd Meeting of SUSTAINABLE CITY's Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of the Cities Network “SUSTAINABLE CITY” successfully held its 2nd meeting for 2019 on Thursday, October 31, at the Alkyon Resort Hotel in the city of Vrachati, Corinthia. The meeting was hosted with the kind support of the Mayor of the Municipality of Velo-Vocha, Mr. Annivas Papakyriakos. Mr Papakyriakos is a member of the Board of Directors, while his Municipality is an active participant in the Network’s activities. The meeting was presided by the President of SUSTAINABLE CITY, Mr. Dimitris Kafantaris.

During the meeting, the General Director, Mr. Ioannis Georgizas, made a brief presentation of the Network’s activities so far with a focus on European Projects and Programme Contracts.

There was extensive reference to the most important projects of SUSTAINABLE CITY, which are:

• the European Project of waste management through innovative ways: “WaysTUP!”,
• the Energy Transition of Megalopolis and the approval of technical assistance from the European Union,
• the design of additional Waste Transfer Stations (SMAs) in the Peloponnese region,
• virtual net metering with solar panel installations,
• polls that were conducted by SUSTAINABLE CITY about the new municipal authority of each municipality.

Additionally, four new members, the Municipalities of Aigialeia, Kalamata, Corinth and Karpathos, were announced and approved for entry in the Network.

There was also a discussion on the establishment of an Energy Community and, for this purpose, the ratification of a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) as well as other specialised scientists and bodies. Lastly, the date for the General Assembly to be held in Athens was set on December 9th, 2019.