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What is happening in Artemida.

€474,000 to the Attica Development Agency since January: 37 payments for eight programme contracts — three are ‘active’ each month, totalling €29,377

The Municipality of Spata–Artemida makes monthly payments to the Attica Development Agency for the Spata Cultural Centre, ‘quality of life’ initiatives and the Technical Services Department. The monthly instalment for the Technical Service rose by 37.5 per cent over the course of the year. What was paid and for which project?

7 November 2026 · Automatic translation

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Christoupoli sports grounds: the council is earmarking €1.25 million to get them up and running again — nothing this year, €850,000 in 2027 and €400,000 in 2028

A few days after the 7th budget revision slashed the project’s budget from 500,000 to 50,000 euros, the Mayor approved a multi-year expenditure of 1.25 million for 13 months’ work on the sports facilities in the G11 urban block of Christoupoli. Nothing is payable in 2026.

5 November 2026 · Automatic translation

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Asphalt mix for the roads: the council cancelled the invitations to tender and a contract worth 129,000 euros because it failed to inform four of the six bidders

By a decision of the Mayor dated 2 November, the invitations to tender and the contract that had already been signed for aggregates, concrete and asphalt mix have been revoked. The contract award had been sent only to the two contractors, and one company lodged an appeal with EADISY.

3 November 2026 · Automatic translation

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Xenophon Square in Spata: the local council is seeking €390,000 from the Green Fund for regeneration and a new children’s playground

A study costing €519,928 for Xenophon Square: two levels instead of a slope, new safety surfacing and equipment for the children’s playground, planting and lighting. 75 per cent is being sought from the Green Fund, with the Municipality contributing 130,000.

1 November 2026 · Automatic translation

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NOVA antenna in Vorineza: the local council identified 13 shortcomings in the study; the regional authority issued a favourable opinion — the decision now passes to the Decentralised Administration

The Municipal Council unanimously rejected the proposal for the ‘VORINEZA LOUTSA’ mobile phone mast: inconsistent coordinates, a building at 32 metres, a wildlife sanctuary. On 22 October, the Regional Council issued a favourable opinion.

1 November 2026 · Automatic translation

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TAP: 3,000 notices, 150 appeals and errors in three town planning zones — what should anyone who has been wrongly charged do?

At the accountability meeting on 29 October, the Council admitted to incorrect charges for retrospective TAP, mainly in Local Authority Areas 12, 13 and 14. How will the write-offs and refunds be carried out, in accordance with the decisions of the Municipal Committee?

31 October 2026 · Automatic translation

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Data centres: ALDES ENG to carry out a study to assess whether the municipality’s infrastructure is up to the task — €35,712 via direct award

The mayor commissioned ALDES ENG, for a fee of 28,800 euros plus VAT, to assess the infrastructure’s capacity to accommodate data centres. The contract was awarded three weeks after the funds were committed; the deliverables and the deadline are not specified in the decision.

30 October 2026 · Automatic translation

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Artemida Port: the deadline for the studies expired on 1 July — the extension was published one year after it was signed, and 18,600 of the 254,200 euros have been paid

The studies for the siting of a tourist port in Artemida are being carried out by the Attica Development Agency, under a contract worth 254,200 euros starting in April 2025. Following an extension, the contract was due to expire on 1 July 2026. The extension has only just been published on the ‘Diafania’ transparency portal, and to date only the first deliverable has been paid for.

29 October 2026 · Automatic translation

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Nineteen unemployed people aged 55 and over are starting work for the local authority from 2 November, for one year: DYPA is paying 171,000 euros of the 271,200 euros

By decision of the Mayor, 19 unemployed people aged between 55 and 67 are to be recruited from 2 November 2026 until 1 November 2027: fitness instructors, administrative staff, cleaning staff and warehouse workers. The programme costs €271,200; the Regional Development Agency (DYPA) is providing €171,000 and the Municipality €100,200.

28 October 2026 · Automatic translation

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Budget: +882,000 euros for EYDAP (the Athens water and sewerage company) and +300,000 for street lighting — the Artemida Cultural Centre and the Christoupoli sports grounds lose 720,000

On 21 October, the Municipal Council approved by a majority the 7th budget revision: €3.05 million in new expenditure, covered mainly by cuts to projects that will not go ahead this year. The reserve falls to €1,321.

25 October 2026 · Automatic translation

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Artemida Secondary School No. 2: the building costing €537,000 a year is changing hands — the council is seeking advice on the lease

ARTEMIS REAL ESTATE, which leases the 2nd Gymnasium building to the Municipality until 2036, is being taken over by the listed company PREMIA AEEAP. The Municipal Committee has appointed a solicitor to advise on the lease and the assignment of the rent payments to Optima Bank. The payment for the June–September quarter has not yet been posted.

22 October 2026 · Automatic translation

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Stray animals: The council has paid 165,000 euros since January, half of which went towards accommodation at a private dog hotel

Shelter, neutering, round-ups, training and a digital platform: we have collated the 2026 budget allocations on the Diafania transparency portal. Each payment for animal sheltering now ranges from 5,400 to 5,900 euros per municipal district.

20 October 2026 · Automatic translation