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Greek environmental and civil protection initiatives

Overview

At the 90th Thessaloniki International Fair, Greek officials inaugurated pavilions dedicated to environmental protection and civil defense. The Forest Service pavilion, opened alongside representatives from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, highlighted recent staffing increases and fire prevention measures, such as the installation of barriers to protect settlements like Alexandroupoli and Soufli.

General Secretary of Forests Stathis Stathopoulos described the ‘Antinero’ project as the most significant prevention work in Greece in thirty years, noting reforestation and new fire prevention zones in the Thessaloniki region. Simultaneously, the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection and the Hellenic Fire Service opened exhibition booths to showcase their missions in disaster prevention, operational readiness, and recovery management. Deputy Minister Kostas Katsafados noted that Minister Evangelos Tournas remained in Athens to monitor high fire risk conditions across the country.

Entities

Thessaloniki International Fair · Stavros Papastavrou · Kostas Katsafados · Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection · Evangelos Tournas

Timeline

  1. 7 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Ministry of Climate Crisis and Fire Service open booths at Thessaloniki Fair

    The Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection and the Hellenic Fire Service opened exhibition booths at the 90th Thessaloniki International Fair to showcase disaster prevention and response efforts.

  2. 7 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Forest Service pavilion inaugurated at 90th Thessaloniki International Fair

    At the 90th Thessaloniki International Fair, Greece's Environment Minister inaugurated the Forest Service pavilion, highlighting new hires and expanded fire prevention infrastructure.

Sources

agriniosite.gr · dasarxeio.com · e-vima.gr · insider.gr