Prevention, management, and restoration are necessary in fighting of climate crises, but protecting human lives is the top priority, Mitsotakis said, thanking first responders in fires, floods, and earthquakes, especially volunteers.
These beaches, numbering 198 across the country, fall within the Natura 2000 network and will be off-limits for concession and, by extension, for the placement of umbrellas, sunbeds, etc.
The minister was addressing an event organized by the Ministry of Climate Crisis and the Prespes Municipality.
People living in Athens may disagree, but a recent study analyzing 30 major cities in Europe and beyond, has found that the Greek capital is the best-smelling city.
Avgenakis also added that Greece, even though a small country, is one of the top five countries worldwide as regards the number of PDO and PGI products, while Crete has a strong footprint.
More specifically, the expatriate Greeks who have registered on the platform exceed 30,000, a higher number than the Greeks abroad who exercised their right to vote in the 2023 parliamentary elections.
