A broad meeting on the fire fighting season is underway at the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection under the minister, Vassilis Kikilia.

Mr. Kikilias, attending the meeting, stated:

“Today is the first meeting on fire protection under the new government. Of course, as you know, it concerns all the co-competent ministries, security bodies and agencies, it also concerns the municipalities that are actively participating, but also the regions and the citizens. I would like to address our fellow citizens asking, in yet another period of objective difficulties based on the climate crisis, that everyone help, that everyone contribute, in a team spirit, a national effort to protect human lives, our forests of course but and people’s properties”.

The meeting is also attended by the Minister of State, Akis Skertsos, the Minister of Citizen Protection, Notis Mitarakis, the Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni, the Deputy Ministers of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Christos Triandopoulos and Evangelos Tournas, the leadership of the Fire Brigade as well as officers of the Armed Forces, ELAS, but also representatives of the regions and municipalities.