Kavala's City Council approved, by a wide majority, a proposal from the Public Real Estate Company (ETAD) concerning the "Kalamitsa Beach" tourist property, an early procedural step that set in motion the concession process later scrutinised and criticised by opposition councillors over the summer. Supporters on the council argued the proposal was a necessary first step toward attracting investment in the site. The vote reflected broad, if not unanimous, cross-party support at the time, before terms of the eventual concession agreement became a point of contention.