Kafetsi fired from EMST

After Anna Kafetsi's refusal to resign, as requested, the Minister revoked the renewal of her mandate, which was to end in 2016. According to the government gazette, the grounds for removing the Director of EMST related to the public interest, noting that "the public interest is immediate and there is an urgent need to complete the project “Design, Construction and Equipping of EMST,” The project has been included in the Attica development pprograms, as is the opening of the museum. "

The decision underlines the "tension between the board members and the director of the EMST and concerns, including the steps required to complete the work at the FIX building and moving the Museum there, a dimension which is reflected in articles in respected newspapers, "said the government gazette. Regarding the lack of cooperation due “and the behavior of the director of the museum, which among other things, does not implement the decisions of the board is clear from the correspondence.”

Anna Kafetsi, for over 14 years director of the EMST, after her final removal, will return to her organic position in the National Gallery “which she held before the appointment at the EMST, which remains vacant,” said the government gazette, dated 24 October. A new issue of the gazette is expected delineating the appointment of the members of the board of EMST and the new director.