Kapodistrias reform

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The Kapodistrias reform was a major administrative reorganization of Greece in the late 1990s that consolidated municipalities and communities to streamline local government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative reform
local government reform
aim consolidation of municipalities and communities
improvement of administrative efficiency
reduction of administrative fragmentation
streamlining local government
appliesToAdministrativeUnit community
municipality
appliesToLevelOfGovernment first-level local government
appliesToTerritory Greece NERFINISHED
country Greece
countryLegislature Hellenic Parliament NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork local government
public administration
followedBy Kallikratis reform NERFINISHED
hasConsequence standardization of local government structures across Greece
hasEffect creation of larger municipal entities
reduction in the number of communities in Greece
reduction in the number of municipalities in Greece
reorganization of local administrative boundaries
implementedInDecade 1990s
jurisdiction Hellenic Republic NERFINISHED
languageOfName Greek
legalBasis Law 2539/1997 NERFINISHED
namedAfter Ioannis Kapodistrias NERFINISHED
namedAfterOccupation first Governor of independent Greece
partOf modern Greek administrative reforms
replacedSystem pre-1997 municipal and community structure of Greece
startTime 1997

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Kallikratis reform predecessor Kapodistrias reform