With its announcement, the Region of Attica responds to the “false opinion that the Region of Attica allegedly proceeded with a long delay in announcing a tender for the rental of machinery related to the needs of the fire season”.

“Cheap populism on the ashes harms the interest of Attica” states the Region.

Full announcement:

“In the last few hours, various “parrots”, who either declare themselves to be candidates for regional governors, or come mainly from the SYRIZA party space, have been spreading the false opinion through the media that the Attica Region allegedly proceeded with great delay in announcing a tender for the rental of machinery that concern the needs of the fire season.

We answer this lie with three truths

First truth
For the first time in the annals of the Region of Attica, the current Administration proceeded with the announcement of a public competitive tender with the object of “leasing project machinery and vehicles to deal with the risks of the fire season 2023 and 2024”. It is a choice that enhances transparency and protects the public interest.

Second truth
Until today, the leasing of machinery for the needs of the fire fighting season is done both by the current and previous administrations, through the process of the register of contractors. With this process, the machines and water carriers that the Region of Attica has at its disposal since the first day this year’s fire fighting season began were leased. The tender that has been announced has in no way affected the district’s ability to have the equipment it needs, when it needs it.

Third truth
In no way does this specific tender and the time it is developing affect the operational efficiency of the competent civil protection department and its ability to support the work of the Fire Department, as has been proven continuously in the past period and has been proven even more, in recent days, in the large fires affecting Attica, where we have dozens of vehicles and project machinery available to the Fire Department.

Once again we ask everyone to show responsibility and seriousness. The cheap opposition “on the ashes” does not serve the interests of the citizens.