National Focal Point Greece

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National Focal Point - Greece

• A case of a slow start

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ORGANISATION
LACK OF COOPERATION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
PROJECT
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ACTIONS OF THE NFP

• Organise a list of planning professionals in
  Greece, inform them about EUKN and establish a
  link.
• Set an information stand about EUKN in the
  European Regional Science Association Conference
  held in Volos Greece

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THEMATIC FOCUS OF THE GREEK NFP

• Greece presents an interesting case study on the
  following thematic categories, Therefore the
  Greek-NFP will prioritise these study areas
• COASTAL URBAN ISSUES
• URBAN TOURISM
• URBAN LEISURE
• SOCIAL INTEGRATION
• MIGRATION
• PUBLIC SPACES

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AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT

• The Greek-NFP has not been fully functional so
  far.
• It is very important to focus the knowledge
  documents more on policy issues (Greece up until
  recently did not have a clear, stated policy,
  therefore policy has to be assumed by examining
  current laws)
• Establish strong links with practice and
  practitioners not only research
• Create an internet site with links to relevant
  Greek sites (organisations, ministries, databases
  etc.)

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FUTURE NEEDS

• In order to achieve our future goals and be able
  to constructively contribute to the network, the
  Greek National Focal Point will require a
  secretary and a translator as well as an IT
  expert.
• Thank you very much for your patience and we hope
  to improve and catch up with the other Focal
  Points very soon.