Karousos, having wished for a happy new year to everybody, briefly referred to the achievements that the local authority demonstrated in 2017, especially the increase in revenue while reducing of the costs of what he said made it possible to launch the implementation of the city's development projects.

He also continued, referring to the targets set for this year, pointing out that he has no doubt that the staff will respond fully to raise the bar, where the challenges will be even greater in view of expected growth in tourism in our region.