Open today Friday, December 13, 2024, h platform arogi.gov.gr for the submission of first aid applications for those affected by floods that occurred from November 30 to December 2, 2024 in areas of the Regional Units Rhodes, Lemnos, Halkidiki and Pieriafor:

• the businesses and non-profit organizations, as well as livestock farms that were affected by the floods and wish to receive first aid in exchange for a grant, following the issuance of a relevant joint decision by the Ministers of the National Economy and Finance, Rural Development and Food, Digital Governance and Climate Crisis and Civil Protection (Official Gazette B’ 6825/12.12.2024),

• them property owners who were affected by the floods and wish to receive first aid in exchange for housing assistance, following the issuance of a relevant joint decision by the Ministers of the National Economy and Finance, Digital Governance and Climate Crisis and Civil Protection (Government Gazette B΄ 6826/12.12.2024).

For the payment of the first aid aid, the beneficiary submits applicationthrough the electronic platform arogi.gov.gr which operates with the contribution of the Independent Public Revenue Authority.

The platform will remain open for submission of applications until Friday January 31st 2025.

The aim is for those affected who are entitled to first aid to apply and receive the support they are entitled to as quickly as possible – after completing the necessary cross-checks.

The beneficiaries

Beneficiaries are those who are located in areas of the Municipal Units of Myrina, Atsiki and Nea Koutali of the Municipality of Limnos of the Regional Unit of Limnos of the North Aegean Region, of the Municipality of Rhodes of the Regional Unit of Rhodes of the South Aegean Region, of the Municipalities of Dion – Olympos and Katerinis of the Regional Unit Pieria of the Region of Central Macedonia and of The municipalities of Sithonia, Aristoteli, Kassandra, Nea Propontida and Polygyro of the Halkidiki Regional Unit of the Central Macedonia Region, which were affected by the floods and have been declared in a state of civil protection emergency.

1. First aid against grant to businesses and livestock holdings

The amount of first aid aid against a grant amounts to 2,000 euros for serious material damage and 4,000 euros for very serious material damage. Beneficiaries are businesses, livestock farms and non-profit organizations that have been affected and are located in the above areas. It is clarified that in order to grant the aid, the details of the applications will be preceded by cross-checking with the details submitted to the relevant Region for damage assessment and recording by the State Aid Committees of the Region. Also, the amount of the first aid received by each business is offset against the amount of the final grant, as it will be determined, after the losses have been recorded by the State Aid Committees of the Region.

In this context, the cooperation of the services of the General Secretariat for Natural Disaster Recovery and State Aid of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection with the State Aid Committees of the Regions, as well as ELGA, has already begun, so that the procedures can be completed at high speeds.

2. First aid against housing assistance for houses and buildings

The amount of first aid aid against housing assistance amounts to 10,000 euros, for building facilities that have suffered severe damage that makes them dangerous for use or dangerously collapsed or completely damaged, or 5,000 euros, for building facilities that have suffered serious damage that makes them render them temporarily unfit for use. Beneficiaries are owners, by full or partial ownership, of professional building facilities, residences and other non-professional buildings, which suffered damage from the floods, for the properties for which they are going to submit applications for housing assistance.

The property must have been checked by the levels of the General Directorate for the Rehabilitation of the Effects of Natural Disasters (GDAEFK) of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection to have been deemed dangerous for use (“RED”) according to the re-inspection report or dangerously dilapidated according to the Autopsy Protocol Premature building risk or completely damaged according to a Totally Damaged Building Postmortem Report or temporarily unfit for use (“YELLOW”) according to the re-inspection report or Postmortem Report.

During the application, the properties located in the areas affected by the floods in the above areas are pre-filled, from the current property situation, as it has been formed by the last E9 statement and according to the specifics defined in the KYA. When submitting the application, the corresponding report or Report or Protocol of the GDAEFK levels of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection must be attached. It is clarified that for the granting of first aid against housing assistance, the data of the applications will be cross-checked with the data of the re-inspection reports and the autopsy reports of the GDAEFK for the characterization of the buildings. Also, the amount of the first aid received by each owner is offset against the amount of the final housing assistance, as this will be determined by the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection with a relevant decision delimiting and granting housing assistance.

It is pointed out that, both for the first aid against housing assistance, and for the first aid against a subsidy, in the event that the recipient of the aid submits a false declaration or does not submit a relevant file to the competent services or is not finally deemed a beneficiary or the amount to which he is entitled is smaller, the return of the total amount or the excess amount to the Greek State is foreseen.