Recovery Fund Closes, Fire Negligence Revealed Amidst New Warnings
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Greece is bidding farewell to the Recovery Fund this year, concluding a major five-year period of investment and reform funding. The country received a total of €35.95 billion, but reports indicate that projects valued at €4 billion did not secure funding from the initiative.
Meanwhile, the ongoing battle against wildfires continues, with Minister for Citizen Protection Michalis Chrisochoidis revealing that over 400 fires have occurred in the last ten days, attributing 90% of them to negligence. Authorities have issued new warnings, urging extreme caution due to the current heatwave and challenging conditions that make new fires difficult to control.
In other domestic news, the owner of a beach bar in Paros is facing prosecution following the tragic drowning of a 4-year-old child in a swimming pool. Separately, old unexploded ordnance was discovered in Karpathos, prompting a swimming ban, and a nurse at the Red Cross hospital was reportedly assaulted by a patient.