Before the meeting at the Penteli Municipal Store, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the closed gymnasium of the Nea Penteli High School, which was damaged by the fire in northeastern Attica, where he was welcomed by the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Christos Staikouras, the Mayor of Penteli Natassa Kosmopoulou and the Principal of the school.

The representative of GEK – Terna, who has undertaken the restoration at his own expense, presented them with the plan and reconstruction plan of the gymnasium. It is expected to be completed within 6 months.

Any other damage suffered by the school complexes of the Municipality of Penteli will be repaired by the start of the school year.

Afterwards, the Prime Minister, accompanied by the Mayor, also visited the Holy Monastery of Penteli where he was welcomed by the abbot, while outside Moni, together with the Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Vassilis Kikilia, he spoke with the ranks of the Fire Department and the volunteer firefighters who they are there. Finally, with the mayor, he went to the facilities of the National Observatory of Athens where the President of the Observatory Prof. Manolis Pleionis, the Vice President Dr. Spyros Vasilakos and the Head of the Research Support Directorate Dr. Thanasis Marousis was welcomed at the facilities of the Observatory.

Mr. Pleionis informed the Prime Minister about the fire prevention measures taken by the Observatory, which played a decisive role in preventing the facilities from being damaged

Meeting in Penteli under the Prime Minister

At 17.30 in Penteli, under the leadership of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, a meeting was set to take place regarding the findings of the autopsies and the restoration actions in the fire-affected areas of north-eastern Attica, with the participation of a range of co-competent Ministers and representatives of the Local Government.

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