Point system for municipalities

The government is moving forward with the evaluation of municipalities and the introduction of a system whereby funding will hinge on performance in certain key areas.

The issue of evaluation of municipalities came to prominence during the summer fires, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis raising the question from the floor of Parliament on August 31 of whether the money local authorities receive is worthwhile.

"I don't judge local government officials by [party] colors but by work. They will all be evaluated and the resources will depend on the evaluation based on benchmarked indicators that will determine how consistent they are with the environment and their citizens," he had said.

The prime minister revisited the issue at the September 16 cabinet meeting, reiterating that the government intends to establish performance indicators for local government....