WITHDRAWAL OF STATUS AS A BORDER OF THESSALONIKI The LD CALLS

Removing the designation of Thessaloniki as a border region called the New Democracy MP, Theodore Karaoglou with timely question tabled in the House to the Ministry of Regional Development and Competitiveness.


Mr. Karaoglou expressed the view that an influx of capital constraint that the Thessaloniki under the provisions of Law 1892/1990 for the border areas.
"This means in practice," says MP "that, for the purchase of a property from non-Greek citizen, required a series of bureaucratic and lengthy procedures, which inhibit the growth of investment in the region. " The New Democracy MP insisted that the declassification of Thessaloniki as a border will be shot in the arm in the property market and to increase investment. The response of the Ministry of Regional Development For his part, Deputy Minister of Regional Development, Panagiotis Rigas, a letter sent to the House stressed that "we will participate in any initiative involving the review of training arrangements in transactions characterized as border areas of the Territory." Moreover, hastened to point out that, by presidential decree issued on the recommendation of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Defense, Regional Development and Rural Development and Food can be resolved characterization of some of the areas currently classified as border or described as new.