Level Up
the North
We run to win. We govern to prove it.
Where Europe begins, change begins.
Why the North
Northern Greece is the frontier of the European Union. East Macedonia and Thrace borders Bulgaria, an EU member state, and Turkey, an EU candidate country.
The Alexandroupolis LNG terminal supplies nine countries. The port is a NATO logistics hub. Democritus University trains engineers and scientists. The Evros river delta is one of the most productive agricultural zones in southeastern Europe.
This is where Europe meets the world.
The infrastructure, the talent and the funding are already here. What has been missing is leadership that matches the ambition.
AURIO will bring it.
Day One
What we will do immediately in office. Not promises. Actions that the law already permits and no one in Greece has taken.
Energy and Natural Resources
Community benefit obligations for the LNG terminal. Regional renewable energy investment.
The regional governor controls energy policy, natural resources and economic planning across East Macedonia and Thrace. We will build a regional energy strategy that ensures Evros benefits from the infrastructure it hosts.
Regional Agriculture
Protect Evros farmers. Invest in irrigation. Build local food sovereignty.
Agriculture, livestock and fisheries policy at the regional level. We will build a regional food strategy that positions the north as a model for food sovereignty. The Mercosur deal threatens Greek agriculture nationally. At the regional level, we build resilience.
Economic Planning
Regional development, transport and public works. Planned from here.
Regional investment programming, transport infrastructure and public works directed by people who live in the region and understand its potential.
First Participatory Budget in Greece
7,000+ cities worldwide use participatory budgeting. Greece has zero.
There is no legal barrier. The mayor implements it. Starting in Alexandroupoli, we will give residents direct decision making power over 10% of the discretionary municipal budget. The model scales to every municipality in Evros that wants it.
First Municipal Energy Cooperative
Recovery funds earmarked. Guaranteed tariff for 20 years. No one has used it.
Law 5037/2023 enables municipalities to create Renewable Energy Communities. €100 million in national recovery funds. Guaranteed tariff of €0.63/MWh for 20 years. Alexandroupoli first. Every willing municipality in Evros after.
Local Food, Local Tables
Municipal procurement redirected to Evros producers.
Municipalities control local markets, irrigation infrastructure and farmer support programmes. We will redirect food procurement to Evros producers across every municipality where AURIO governs.
Culture in Every Community
Weekly cultural programming across Evros. Aisymi, Soufli, Didymoteicho and beyond.
Municipalities have direct control over cultural institutions and programming. Aisymi is the pilot. Soufli has a silk heritage and cultural identity that deserves investment, not neglect. Didymoteicho has Byzantine history and tourism potential that no one is developing. Alexandroupoli is the anchor. Every community in Evros has something worth building on.
The Law Is on Our Side
This movement needs people.
Not promises. People.
The north is ready. So are we.
Every local policy connects to a national pillar.
Every national pillar connects to a European reform.
Make the Parliament Real
The European Parliament is the only directly elected EU institution and it cannot even initiate legislation. Citizens elect it. The Commission ignores it.
More integration. More democracy. More accountability.
Read the Full Programme
Each policy is grounded in evidence. Each links to its full paper.
Food Sovereignty
30% local procurement in 3 years
02Community Energy
First cooperative in 18 months
03Local Economy
50% local municipal spend in 3 years
04Direct Democracy
10% of budget decided by residents
05Education
50 graduates employed in Evros
06Border Region
EU project before next election
07Culture
3+ villages with programming
09European Democracy
Make the Parliament real