The City of Athens today announced details
of its Cultural Summer 2010 event programme during a press conference held at Athens City
Hall.
Athens Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis thanked all of the artists for their involvement in this
year's Cultural Summer in Athens, Athens-Piraeus Super-Prefect Dina Bei, City of Athens
Cultural Organisation chairman Angelos Moschonas,
Technopolis governing board chairman Fotis Ignatiou, City of Athens Music Ensembles
chairman Yiorgos
Katsaros, City of Athens Youth and Sport Organisation
chairman Vassilis Kikilias and all Municipal
employees who have assisted with the organisation of the Festival.
Mayor Kaklamanis said:
"This year, we, the
Athens City Council, faced a dilemma due to the economic crisis and the
exceptionally large reduction in state funding for all municipalities in
Greece, as to whether we should stage cultural events or not. Because, of
course, municipal staff wages was our priority and then everything else.
I must tell you that I stood up to the grumbling and misery voiced
at City Council because I consider that Local Government should make a major
contribution to our fellow citizens, especially in these difficult times we are
all experiencing, by not making cutbacks, more importantly by not doing away
with cultural events.
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