He called it “happy”. Ministry of Culture his outgoing boss, Lina Mendoni, for Giorgos Kumentakis, artistic director of the National Opera, taking over its direction, at least for now.

At the award ceremony, which took place this afternoon in the amphitheater on Bubulinas Street, Ms. Mendoni referred to Mr. Kumentakis as the “charismatic artist” who “removed” ELLS, while he also attributed the status of “guriko” to him, as in the morning UNESCO decided register the so-called Dodoni Lamas. ” and “Geoparks of Lavreotiki” in the “Memory of the World” catalogue.

Ms. Mendoni also mentioned the use of the Restoration Fund for the benefit of culture, the more than 820 projects carried out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs services in the territory, and the balance between cultural heritage and contemporary culture achieved through the contribution of the outgoing Deputy Minister of Contemporary Culture, Nicolas Giatromanolakis. .

For his part, Acting Minister of Culture Giorgos Kumentakis, excited and already feeling the responsibility of his portfolio, stated that he was “proud” of his “creative” collaboration with Lina Mendoni as Artistic Director of Lyriki, and for the following period he emphasized that: “I I will try to promote the smooth running of the services in good cooperation with them in order to promote the necessary procedures to solve the problems of citizens who cannot wait.”

Nicolas Giatromanolakis talked about labor and insurance issues in the cultural sector that have “entered the class and the ranks”, as well as innovative programs developed, such as the cultural recipe. Thanking the outgoing minister, he described her as a “great resource” while emphasizing that “you can learn a lot from her if you want to.”

Secretary General for Culture George Didaskalou, Secretary General for Contemporary Culture Eleni Dundoulakis and Secretary General for Sports George Mavrotas also expressed their wishes to George Kumentakis and thanks to Lina Mendoni. The three general secretaries of the YPPOA will continue to serve in the interim government, as will the ministry’s press office.