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Mitsotakis calls Thessaloniki fairgrounds redevelopment and metropolitan park plan visionary

From Kathimerini · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called the plan to redevelop the Thessaloniki International Fair site and create a metropolitan park visionary.
  • He said meeting the project timetable is the main challenge and expressed confidence that the work could change Thessaloniki’s appearance by 2030.
  • Thessaloniki officials said consultation with local bodies had shaped the redevelopment, while the fair’s leadership presented the project as a new chapter for the institution.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis described the plan to redevelop the Thessaloniki International Fair site and create a metropolitan park as “visionary,” saying it could reshape Thessaloniki as a whole.

Speaking with the management of TIF-Helexpo, Mitsotakis said the project would give the fairgrounds a distinctive position among major European exhibition venues. He highlighted the unusual presence of a high-quality exhibition center in the heart of a large city and said the redevelopment could increase the company’s commercial activity.

The plan to redevelop the TIF site and create a metropolitan park is visionary, both for the International Fair and for Thessaloniki as a whole.

· Kyriakos MitsotakisThe Greek prime minister described the redevelopment project during a meeting with TIF-Helexpo’s management.

The central challenge, he said, is keeping to the timetable. Mitsotakis said the project had reached a good point after major progress over the past year. He expressed confidence that by 2030, a milestone year for the government, the intervention would have changed the overall appearance of Thessaloniki.

We are opening the chapter of TIF-Helexpo’s next century.

· Christos TsentemidisThe TIF-Helexpo president described the project’s significance for the institution.

TIF-Helexpo President Christos Tsentemidis said the project opened “the chapter of TIF-Helexpo’s next century.” Chief Executive Andreas Mavrommatis briefed the prime minister on the organization’s future and its vision for Thessaloniki.

Thessaloniki Mayor Stelios Angeloudis called the consultation process a major achievement because city bodies’ views had been heard. He said an even greater achievement was the determination to end discussions and carry out what citizens want. Thessaloniki Deputy Regional Governor Konstantinos Gioutikas said officials were finally seeing projects planned, implemented and completed.

The achievement is that there is determination, and we can stop discussing and do what citizens want.

· Stelios AngeloudisThe Thessaloniki mayor praised the consultation process and the intention to move forward with the redevelopment.

Earlier, Mitsotakis attended the blessing ceremony marking the opening of the 90th Thessaloniki International Fair. Metropolitan Filotheos of Thessaloniki led the ceremony and read a message from Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.

At last, we see projects being planned, implemented and completed.

· Konstantinos GioutikasThe Thessaloniki deputy regional governor welcomed the progress on public works.
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Originally published by Kathimerini in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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