With references to the issue of wildfires, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis began his introductory remarks at the Cabinet meeting.

“As he said,” today’s meeting is taking place amid the battle with wildfires that are testing the country. The state is gentle in hundreds of centers across the country.”

“We had a difficult June with drought and high winds,” he noted.

The Prime Minister thanked all those who are fighting wildfires, saying, “I thank all frontline staff for their outstanding work, but I also draw attention to a summer that is predicted to be very dangerous.”

This battle will last, as he said, and it will not be won without the participation of citizens and in the field of prevention.

“The challenges are still ahead of us, and this imposes the best possible coordination,” stressed Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis then made a preliminary assessment, saying, “I believe these days we saw better coordination. We saw the importance of drones; we had better coordination. Less than 1,000 acres burned in Parnitha and Stamata.”

Referring to the measure for clearing plots, he said, “an extension was given to the deadline for clearing plots. The measure is being applied for the first time in our country, and over 500,000 plots have been declared on the relevant platform.”

The agenda of the ministerial meeting

• Proposal by Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance Nikos Papathanasis for the Recovery and Resilience Fund: Absorption and fifth payment request,
• Presentation by Minister of Interior Theodoros Livanios and Deputy Minister Vivi Charalampogianni of the draft law: Acceleration of recruitment procedures by the Supreme Council for Staff Selection, regulations on issues of Local Government Organizations, provisions for the organization of terrestrial border stations and other provisions,
• Proposal by Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Christos Staikouras on priorities for resilient infrastructure and sustainable transport, and finally,
• Proposal by Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Vasilis Kikilias on plot clearing, prevention measures, and forest fire response.