The Member of Parliament SYRIZA PS. Π.Ε. Kozani Mr.. Kalliopi Vetta on the occasion of the response of the competent Ministry for the support of Modern Culture and regional financing, he stated:
"The data submitted by the Ministry of Culture in the context of a parliamentary question that I submitted, with co-signature 38 ακόμη Βουλευτών του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ-ΠΣ σχετικά με την ανάπτυξη και στήριξη του Σύγχρονου Πολιτισμού στις Περιφέρειες της χώρας για τα έτη 2020 and 2021, it was at least disappointing. Unfortunately it was confirmed, not only the absence of any planning for the regional development of Modern Culture but also the allocation of minimal funds for its basic support.
Indicatively, only, quote, from the answer:
– Για δράσεις Performing Arts and Cinema διατέθηκαν από το ΥΠΠΟΑ το έτος 2020 about 4.755.000 €, of which in West Macedonia διοχετεύτηκαν μόνο 16.000 € (rate 0,3%).
– Για το σύνολο των δράσεων της Γενικής Γραμματείας Modern Culture (music, theater, dance, movie theater, book, children, Disabled etc.) διατέθηκαν κατά το έτος 2021 about 10.780.000 €, εκ των οποίων στη West Macedonia διοχετεύτηκαν μόνο 156.000 € (rate 1,4%).
– For the actions Intangible and Modern Cultural Heritage διατέθηκαν κατά τα δύο έτη, 2020 & 2021, κονδύλια περίπου 2.021.000 €, εκ των οποίων στη West Macedonia διοχετεύτηκαν μόνο 14.000 € (rate 0,7%).
– Για τις παραπάνω, indicatively mentioned, δράσεις είχαν κατατεθεί συνολικά 41 suggestions για δράσεις στη Δυτική Μακεδονία εκ των οποίων εγκρίθηκαν από το ΥΠΠΟΑ μόλις οι 21, which refutes the Ministry's claim that no resources were directed to the region due to "lack of requests".
The data show the indifference of the Ministry of Culture for almost all of them 11 Regions of the country that present a similar picture (except Attica and K.. Of Macedonia), although half of the country's population lives in them.
Two and a half years after the N.D. took over the government. the lack of any cultural policy is obvious. The only thing he hurried to do was to abolish from the first day the ready legislative initiatives of the previous SYRIZA government for the regional development of Modern Culture.
Το ζήτημα όμως είναι ότι δεν προχώρησε ούτε σε κάποιον άλλον σχεδιασμό. Because, very simple, she is not interested in Modern Culture either, nor the cultural heritage, as the citizens of the country find daily with anger and despair. All she cares about is arranging and promoting her motherly and friendly interests..
Nevertheless, with the necessary mobilization and assistance of all progressive citizens, this regime, soon, it will be a thing of the past. "
