"Only a few things have been done, not so much, according to what they had pledged. We are still in the pledges stage. Nothing has materialized. Mati is like a cemetery. It was a paradise. We ask that people return to their homes," said Vassilis Vrettos who was wearing a black t-shirt with the date that changed dramatically their lives printed on.

Vrettos did not lose his home, but he grieves for friends and neighbors who perished in the fire. All residents are in pain, regardless of losses, he said.

Panagiota Vlachea, lost two family homes in Mati and is living on the rent, waiting for a license to start over again.

"They do make some steps, but 10 months have passed and we still don't even have licenses. We want to see our homes rebuilt. It is simple. That's it. We are not asking much, only the fundamental," she told Xinhua.

"Ten months later we are living in a bombarded city. Why? Nothing has been done. Why? I am a resident of Mati living in a bombarded city and I demand a change tomorrow. That's all," Varvara Kasselouri said.

In a press statement issued following a meeting between a delegation of protesters and Environment Minister George Stathakis, it was pledged that the procedures for the issuance of licenses and reconstruction projects will accelerate.

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