Municipal Council

A video in which Athens Mayor Haris Doukas is allegedly heard using the derogatory term "batsos" (loosely translated as cop) has drawn the ire of the Panhellenic Federation of Police Officers and the Panhellenic Federation of Police Employees. 

Doukas allegedly used the term during a meeting at the Municipal Council. 

Burgas is gearing up to offer its citizens and visitors a new mode of transportation to navigate its streets and discover its hidden gems. With the introduction of 125 electric bicycles, the Municipality of Burgas is set to revolutionize urban mobility, providing an eco-friendly and convenient option for exploration.

The Municipality of Athens is set to create an Energy Poverty Office, prioritizing the protection of vulnerable citizens, as was proposed and approved during Wednesday's council meeting.

The municipality of Kyustendil published an online map, including paid parking spaces and instructions for their usage. In actuality, the implementation of the "Blue Zone" was already initiated in the past, after a decision approved by the Municipal Council in 2016 and confirmed in 2022, but it has not been activated until now. The parking fee will amount to 1 lev per hour (0.50 euros).

A gathering of citizens in front of Plovdiv's Municipal Council building voiced their opposition on Wednesday to a controversial proposal suggesting the relocation of the "Alyosha" Monument to the Soviet Army.

Sofia residents are granted a limited timeframe for pyrotechnic celebrations this New Year's Eve, as announced by the Municipal Council. The allowance for using pyrotechnic devices spans from 6 p.m. on December 31 to 2 a.m. on January 1. However, outside of this designated period, the use of pyrotechnics is strictly prohibited, with necessary permissions mandated by the regional mayor.

Sofia Municipality has initiated a Low-emission Zone (LEZ) within the city's downtown area, effective until February 29, 2024, as announced by the municipality's press center. Encompassing the small ring, the zone includes key thoroughfares like Vasil Levski, Patriarch Evtimiy, and Slivnitsa boulevards, as well as Gen. Skobelev and Opalchenska streets. Read more about the zone borders here.

The IT entrepreneur Vasil Terziev will be the candidate for Mayor of Sofia of "We Continue the Change", "Democratic Bulgaria" and "Spasi Sofia" with the support of the civic initiative "Ekipat an Sofia". The goal is victory in the first round and a full majority in the Municipal Council.

The Greek Foreign Ministry has slammed the refusal of Albanian authorities of the request by the detained elected mayor of Himare, Fredi Beleri, for special leave to attend and take the oath of office on Tuesday at the Municipal Council's first meeting. 

Local associations on the popular island hotspot of Mykonos are mobilizing in response to the attack against an archaeologist from the Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades, on March 7, in Athens.