Thedecentralized administrations (Greek:αποκεντρωμένες διοικήσεις,romanized: apokentroménes dioikíseis) is a tier of the public administration ofGreece. They are appointed by thenational government to supervise theregions andmunicipalities within their territory. They were created in January 2011 as part of a far-reaching reform of the country's administrative structure, theKallikratis reform (Law 3852/2010).[1]
They are run by a government-appointed general secretary, assisted by an advisory council drawn from the regional governors and the representatives of the municipalities. They enjoy both administrative and financial autonomy[2] and exercise devolved state powers inurban planning,environmental andenergy policy,forestry,migration andcitizenship.[3] Beyond that, they are tasked with supervising the first and second-levelself-governing bodies, the regions and municipalities.
Decentralized Administration of Attica, with the capital ofAthens
Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace, with the capital ofThessaloniki
Decentralized Administration of Epirus and Western Macedonia, with the capital ofIoannina
Decentralized Administration of Thessaly and Central Greece, with the capital ofLarissa
Decentralized Administration of Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian, with the capital ofPatras
Decentralized Administration of the Aegean, with the capital ofPiraeus
Decentralized Administration of Crete, with the capital ofHeraklion
Monastic community of Mount Athos (excluded from the Kallikratis Plan)
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