| Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Αιγαίου | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1 January 2011 (2011-01-01) |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Greece |
| Headquarters | Piraeus, Attica 37°57′N23°38′E / 37.950°N 23.633°E /37.950; 23.633 |
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| Website | www |
| Map | |
 Location of the Aegean in Greece | |
| Area served | |
| Supervisedregions | North Aegean,South Aegean |
| Regional units | 18 |
| Municipalities | 43 |
| Area (land mass) | 9,122 km2 (3,522 sq mi)[1] |
| Population | 508,246(as of 2011)[2] |
TheDecentralized Administration of the Aegean (Greek:Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Αιγαίου) is one of the sevendecentralized administrations of Greece, consisting of theregions ofNorth Aegean andSouth Aegean. Seated inPiraeus, it is currently led by Acting Secretary-General Nikos Theodoridis.
Decentralized Administrations were created in January 2011 as part of a far-reaching reform of the country's administrative structure, theKallikratis reform (Law 3852/2010).[3]
They enjoy both administrative and financial autonomy[1] and exercise devolved state powers inurban planning,environmental andenergy policy,forestry,migration andcitizenship.[4] Beyond that, they are tasked with supervising the first and second-levelself-governing bodies: themunicipalities andregions, in this case the 43 municipalities of the Aegean and the two regions themselves.
The Decentralized Administration of the Aegean is seated outside its own territory inPiraeus, Athens. It is however the most decentralized administration with organizational structures all over the Aegean Islands.[5]
Covering a landmass of 9,122 km2 (3,522 sq mi),[1] the Aegean is one of the smallest of the seven decentralized administrations by area, and with an overall population of 508,246[2] also the least populous.
In the EuropeanNUTS nomenclature, the two regions of the Aegean together withCrete form the first level NUTS region EL4 (Nisia Aigaiou, Kriti).
The Decentralized Administration is led by a secretary-general (Γενικός Γραμματέας) who is appointed or dismissed by aCabinet decision upon request of the GreekMinister of Interior,[5] and is therefore considered the senior representative of thenational government in the regions.
Following theelectoral victory ofSyriza in January 2015, the new minister for the interior,Nikos Voutsis, declared that the decentralized administrations would be abolished, and their powers transferred to the regions. Until this reform is formalized, and as the secretaries-general appointed by the previous administration resigned on 2 February, the decentralized administrations are run by their senior civil servants as acting secretaries-general.[6][7] The current acting secretary-general is Nikos Theodoridis.
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