Spajanja općina širom Grčke, u sklopu plana "Kallikratis" koji je usvojila Papandreouova vlada, okarakterizirana su kao način da se skrešu troškovi, pruže efikasnije i centralizirane usluge i bori protiv sitne "malograđanske" korupcije.
Mergers of municipalities throughout Greece, part of the "Kallikratis" plan passed by the Papandreou government, are billed as a way to cut costs, offer more efficient and centralised services and to combat petty "small town" corruption.