PM to unveil fire-restoration plan in Penteli

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be visiting the Greek capital's fire-struck municipality of Penteli on Tuesday, where he is expected to chair a meeting with local and other officials and unveil the government's plan for managing and restoring those areas east and north of Athens that were devastated by an out-of-control blaze last week.

The first part of the plan involves taking complete stock of the destruction wrought by the blaze, which began in the town of Varnavas on August 11 and tore through forestland, homes and businesses all the way into well-populated residential suburbs like Vrilissia and Halandri. The second will deal with restoration and restitution, meaning rent subsidies for people whose homes were destroyed by the blaze and special loans for repairs, as well as anti-flood work in vulnerable areas, among other measures.

According to government...