New Athens mayor wants to rebuild the city
The new mayor of Athens, Kostas Bakoyannis, M.P.A. ’04, wants to rebuild the capital from the ground up. He spoke to CES Executive Director Elaine Papoulias about his plans and challenges.
As Greece emerges from a decade-long financial crisis, the City of
Athens is grappling with major challenges for the future, including
climate change, security and migration. The city’s recently elected
Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis has set an ambitious agenda for the city under
his “Adopt Our City” program. In this conversation, Mayor Bakoyannis,
who is also an alumnus of the Harvard Kennedy School, will highlight
these issues and the role that cities can play in leading efforts to
achieve carbon neutrality as well as spur technological innovation and
economic growth.
Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis with students at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, February 4, 2020. (Click above for photo album.)
As Greece emerges from a decade-long financial crisis, the City of Athens is grappling with major challenges for the future, including climate change, security and migration. The city’s recently elected Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis has set an ambitious agenda for the city under his “Adopt Our City” program. In this conversation, Mayor Bakoyannis, who is also an alumnus of the Harvard Kennedy School, will highlight these issues and the role that cities can play in leading efforts to achieve carbon neutrality as well as spur technological innovation and economic growth.
The new mayor of Athens, Kostas Bakoyannis, M.P.A. ’04, wants to rebuild the capital from the ground up. He spoke to CES Executive Director Elaine Papoulias about his plans and challenges.
