13.08.2019
Wildfires rage through thr night in Evia, villages evacuated
Greek TV showed thick, dark smoke blanketing the area with ash falling kilometers away, blown by strong winds.
Fire Service
21.09.2018
Editorial: Justice
There have been complaints by the fire-stricken in Mati, Attica, that after the assurances of ministers that there will be a full restoration of the area, there has been radio silence.
03.09.2018
Charges of government cover-up of Mati wildfire administrative responsibilities
Former Fire Service deputy chief Andrianos Gourbatsis has sent an open letter to Citizen’s Protection Minister Olga Gerovasili and Deputy Minister Katerina Papakosta requesting that the ministry launch an administrative investigation of the Mati wildfire.
23.08.2018
Ministerial responsibility law key in judicial probe of Mati fire
Under the law, only parliament and not the judiciary can probe the criminal responsibility of ministers, who are also granted an exceptionally short statute of limitations, almost always leading to their evading prosecution.
