The course of dealing with the forest fires, the state aid measures for those affected and the upgrading of the operational capabilities of the civil protection, will be discussed at the cabinet meeting at this time under the leadership of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Starting his speech, the prime minister referred to the ongoing battle with the fires, noting that we are already experiencing the consequences of the climate crisis, we have a difficult summer ahead of us, it is important that we did not have human losses, the evacuation operations were organized and successful, in Rhodes almost 20,000 people were evacuated, I want to say thank you to the frontline forces and the volunteers who showed impressive self-sacrifice.

Mr. Mitsotakis continued by saying that the next few days will be difficult, I hope that later the conditions will help us more. There is no magic defense against climate change, concerted action can mitigate the consequences. We can be better. Prevention actions will be the focus of our planning for the next moment. The government does not neglect its other duties. Our first bill is expected to be voted on today, it concerns the possibility for citizens to vote from their place of residence.