Photo Source: Greek Fire Service (@pyrosvestiki) Greek authorities are on high alert after wildfires broke out across the country this week fueled by high temperatures and gale force winds. Deputy Civil Protection and Crisis Management Minister Nikos Hardalias ordered the activation of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service which provides detailed information through
Nea Makri, Attica. Archive photo: Municipality of Marathonas The wider area of Mati, Nea Makri, and Rafina, which was ravaged by one of Greece’s deadliest fires in July 2018 will undergo redevelopment according to the latest spatial plan which went up earlier this month for public consultation. Supervised by the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE-TCG), […]
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (center) with Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis (left) and Deputy Civil Protection and Crisis Management Minister Nikos Hardalias (right). In view of forecasts for a dry summer ahead, Greek civil protection authorities are gearing up with more staff, new planes and improved infrastructure to address the potential outbreak










