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History of the Establishment
In 1980, under Law 1032/80, the Ministry of Physical Planning, Settlement and Environment, was established by transferring and integrating the formerly existing Ministries of National Economy (former Ministry of Coordination) and Health, Welfare and Development. The new Ministry brought together all the responsibilities related to the environment and physical planning under one single body. The Directorate of Physical Planning was thus created within the Ministry of Physical Planning, Settlement, and Environment, with a devolution of all respective responsibilities of Physical Planning from the Ministry of Development. Into this Directorate, the Secretariat of the National Council of Physical Planning and Environment, was incorporated. (Article 8 of Law 360/76).
In 1985, the existing Ministry of Public Works was integrated into the Ministry of Physical Planning, Settlement, and Environment thus establishing the Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works with Law 1558/85.
The Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works, as regards Environmental Management on a central - national level, is the main body responsible for the development and implementation of environmental policy in Greece.
The present Organisation for the operation of the Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works was set up in 1988 by Presidential Decree. It aimed at safeguarding - through the competences of its Directorates General and Directorates- its supervisory role on Environment, Physical Planning, Urban Planning, Urban Development and Residence issues.
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