EIB and Greece sign €595 million deal to protect lives from natural disaster and future pandemics
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New equipment, local coordination and risk assessment in all 13 Greek regions
Largest ever EIB backing for civil protection and resilience to natural disasters
Civil protection across Greece to better tackle COVID-19 and reduce loss of life through natural disasters will be transformed under a new €595 million European Investment Bank loan formally agreed earlier today.
Long-term financing and shared technical best-practice will help to transform disaster prevention and response to pandemics and natural disasters including floods, forest fires and earthquakes in all 13 Greek regions.
Civil protection in Greece to tackle COVID-19 to be transformed under EIB loan
The programme, to be implemented over the next 5 years, will completely restructure civil protection in Greece enabling a quicker response, strengthened local preparedness and coordination and better supply of personnel and equipment. EIB | Luxembourg | Updated: 28-01-2021 17:29 IST | Created: 28-01-2021 17:29 IST
The programme, to be implemented over the next 5 years, will completely restructure civil protection in Greece enabling a quicker response, strengthened local preparedness and coordination and better supply of personnel and equipment. Image Credit: Twitter(@Refugees)
Civil protection across Greece to better tackle COVID-19 and reduce the loss of life through natural disasters will be transformed under a new EUR 595 million European Investment Bank loan formally agreed earlier today. Long-term financing and shared technical best-practice will help to transform disaster prevention and r