New plan for natural disasters

After a traumatic summer, the government staff is working with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to develop measures to better protect the country from devastating wildfires.

The framework for addressing the problems of climate change is anticipated to be presented at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) on September 9, a week after Mitsotakis plans to submit a first package of measures to Parliament.​​

The plan will seek to strengthen policies that have paid off this summer and to modify others where gaps were recorded. 

According to reports, the measures being considered is the further strengthening of fire-fighting means and fire-fighting personnel, although Greece is now very high on the relevant index. 

Apart from the procurement of new Canadair planes, the emphasis will be on securing more water-dumping helicopters, which recent experience...