Vassilis Kikilias

Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Vassilis Kikilias shared the first photo of the 23-year-old skier following his rescue at a shelter in Seli, Imathia, on Tuesday.

Vassilis Kikilias made a statement on the preparation of the state mechanism in view of the new wave of bad weather, expected from tonight (27/12) evening.

Speaking about the crucial role of new technologies in crisis management, the progress of the “AEGIS” program nearing completion, and the obligation of politicians to always serve the interests of citizens, the Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Vassilis Kikilias, gave an interview to Open.

The weather will worsen today and tomorrow, with locally heavy rainfall, thunderstorms mainly in maritime and coastal areas, locally gale-force winds over the seas, snowfalls in mountainous regions, and temporarily in semi-mountainous areas of central and northern Greece, especially in the northwest.

The Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Vassilis Kikilias, signed a contract on Wednesday for the upgrade of the emergency number 112, with a budget of €17.5 million.

The Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Vassilis Kikilias, signed today a contract for the upgrade of the emergency number “112” (a project worth €17.5 million), as part of the implementation of the AEGIS program.

About 9,500 forest fires, including one on the outskirts of Athens, consumed nearly 44,500 hectares of land this year, Greece's hottest and driest on record, an official said on Tuesday.

A meeting with the Board of the Hellenic Network of Resilient Cities (ELDAP) was held this morning (27/11) by the Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Vassilis Kikilias.

European Investment Bank (EIB) Group President Nadia Calvino visited Athens on Thursday to discuss Europe's strategic priorities and investments in Greece with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis.

Greece's annual forest fires have again ignited a debate over the true scale of devastation. WWF Hellas has challenged official claims that damage was limited to smaller areas of mature forest, arguing that total burned land this season aligns with averages of the past 20 years - reaching nearly 50,000 hectares.