Central Greece Region: 40m for Reconstruction of Fire-hit Evia

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Central Greece Governor Fanis Spanos (second left) during a meeting with regional authorities on Tuesday. The Region of Central Greece agreed on Tuesday to release 40 million euros for the reconstruction of Evia, devasted for over a week earlier this month by wildfires. Funding will go towards anti-flooding works and restoring infrastructure, the regional council […]

Fires: Northern Evia Tourism Professionals Call for Added Aid

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Photo source: Hellenic Fire Service (@pyrosvestiki) Evia island tourism professionals affected by the destructive fires that burned most of the northern part of the island for nine days are calling the government to bolster assistance already announced. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has already pledged to support impacted business owners with immediate compensation

Greece Draws Up Regeneration Plan for Fire-hit Northern Evia

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Photo source: @PrimeMinisterGR Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that Evia residents and business owners impacted by the devastating fires that ravaged the island for nine days would be receiving financial support in the coming days. Mitsotakis announced the news on Wednesday after a working meeting with Central Greece Regional Governor Fanis Spanos,

Greece Opens Platform for Fire-affected Employees Seeking Subsidies

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Photo source: @OAED Greece’s Manpower Employment Organization (OAED) announced that it had opened on Tuesday a platform accepting applications from employees who worked at enterprises that were affected by the wildfires that ravaged large parts of the country. Individuals who are now unemployed because the companies they worked at were partially or wholly affected by […]

Minister Commits to Fast Support for Fire-hit Evia Tourism

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Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said he would personally see to it that additional aid would be extended to tourism enterprises and employees impacted by the massive fires that hit Evia this month, where more than 5,000 hectares of woodland and many enterprises went up in smoke in five days. Theoharis said during a meeting with […]

Northern Evia Professionals Launch Tourism Campaign After Fires

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Tourism professionals on the island of Evia, which saw 5,000 hectares of woodland and many of their enterprises go up in smoke in three days, have launched an online campaign aimed at raising awareness and garnering support to rebuild their future. Using the hashtag #Support_Tourism_VoriaEvia, tourism stakeholders in Northern Evia are calling on tourists to continue

Greek PM Says Saving Lives a Priority in Natural Disasters

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Protecting all forms of life in natural disasters is a key priority, said Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday in the aftermath of the country’s worst fires in decades. “Our primary goal in natural disasters was, is, and will continue to be the protection of life. People and animals. We managed to protect thousands […]

Massive Fires a Blow to Tourism for Greek Island of Evia

By admin 9 Αυγούστου 2021 No comment

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Photo: Satellite view of Greece with highlighted heat spots. Source: Zoom Earth The ongoing fires that have ravaged thousands of hectares of woodland and villages have delivered one more blow to Evia tourism, already weakened by almost two years of the Covid-19 pandemic. “The [tourism] year is now considered lost,” said Evia Hoteliers Association President […]

EU, World Stand By Greece with Firefighting Aid

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Photo © European Union A dozen countries have extended firefighting support to Greece which is still struggling to put out wildfires across the country in one of the worst summers in its modern history. Besides the EU which has through its Civil Protection Mechanism sent nine planes, almost 1,000 fire fighters and 200 vehicles, firefighting […]

Mediterranean Tourism Body: Fires Wake-up Call, Concrete Solutions Needed

By admin 9 Αυγούστου 2021 No comment

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Photo source: Hellenic Fire Service In the aftermath of hundreds of fires breaking out last week in Greece, Italy, Albania, Morocco, North Macedonia, Turkey and Lebanon, the Mediterranean Tourism Foundation (MTF) is calling on authorities to extend support with concrete action and without bureaucratic delays. The MTF is calling on the global community to push […]