Forest restoration in Evro and Parnitha is the subject of the meeting that will be held today at 11 a.m. at Megaros Maximos under the chairmanship of the prime minister Kyriakou Mitsotakis and with the participation of the ministers of Environment & Energy and Climate Crisis & Civil Protection.

Besides, a government echelon led by Makis Voridis was yesterday in Evros, where the fiery front is still raging.

Tomorrow, Thursday, the pre-scheduled debate at the level of party leaders regarding the fires will take place in the Parliament.

There the prime minister will list all the data on fire protection, fires in the country, but also the proposals for dealing with fires in the new climatic environment that is taking shape.

The Prime Minister on Friday afternoon will go to Rhodes and will perform an autopsy on the island after the recent fires.

The state aid framework for Evros is activated

Sthe activation of the state aid framework for those affected by the fire in Evros was mentioned by the Deputy Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Christos Triandopoulos during the announcement of measures by the members of the government echelon who went to Alexandroupolis.

As he said, in the context of the action of the c.g. Natural Disaster Recovery and State Aid, the competent levels record the damage every day and do the necessary autopsies where the fire and the conditions allow it.

He clarified that this framework includes the provision of first aid against housing assistance and the grant to affected businesses through the arogi.gov.gr platform which will open in the next few days for the beneficiaries of the region.

State aid to businesses has been set at 70% of the estimated damage, and for citizens whose first home has been declared uninhabitable, a rent or co-habitation subsidy is provided “so that none of our fellow citizens are left without a home from the very beginning ».

At the same time, the scheme concerning the subsidy of businesses also concerns agricultural holdings. Also, the compensation for household goods, basic living needs, and basic repair needs from 600 to 6,000 euros has already been activated.

According to Mr. Triandopoulos, among other things, in the next few days the suspension of the payment of insurance and tax obligations and three-year exemption from ENFIA for the cases of those who have been affected and in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour subsidizing employees of affected businesses and inclusion of Evros in the special regime of social tourism with twelve free nights.

With information from APE