Wildfires in Greece: Government echelon in Evros – Applications for compensation from today

A government echelon is visiting Evros today, in order to carry out a first assessment of the disaster. It is headed by the Minister of State Makis Voridis, accompanied by the Minister of Citizen Protection Yiannis Economou, the Minister of Rural Development and Food Lefteris Avgenakis and the Deputy Minister of the Interior Thodoris Livanios.

The ministerial level is also accompanied by the Deputy Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Christos Triandopoulos, together with the Deputy Minister of Macedonia-Thrace Stathis Konstantinidis and the Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Food Stavros Keletsis.

They are joined by the head of the General Directorate of Defense, General Konstantinos Floros, as well as the director general of the ND, Yiannis Smyrlis.

Applications for compensations

The submission of applications for the financial support of the residents of the municipality of Alexandroupolis who were affected by the fires begins today, Monday. According to a relevant announcement by the municipal Authority, the interested fire victims can contact the Department of Social Policy and Gender Equality, of the Directorate of Social Protection, Education and Sports at 2 Kartali Street, Polisinoiko of the Municipality of Alexandroupoli. The submission of applications will last until Wednesday, October 11, 2023.

Registration and subsidy of businesses-agricultural holdings affected by the fires in Evros.

According to this announcement, the following apply:

The businesses and farms affected by the fires are subsidized by the Directorate of State Aid of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection.

The Region is competent to set up committees to record damages caused to businesses, industrial and craft units, shops and agricultural holdings, i.e. agricultural holdings and livestock units, (with the exception of damage to plant and animal capital and plant production), which exercise legal economic activity, regardless of their form, including sole proprietorships, freelancers, and non-profit entities.

After demarcating the area as affected by the fire, the Region sends the necessary business supporting documents to the mentioned ministry, which proceeds to check them and pays the beneficiaries the grant.

What the grant covers for affected businesses and farms

The grant covers material damage caused by the fire to assets such as equipment, raw materials, merchandise, public and private trucks, as well as commercial vehicles, means of production, including land capital and stored products, which were recorded as damaged.