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Greece creates a Ministry to deal with climate crisis
The Hindu
Ex-EU Commissioner appointed Minister
Greece’s center-right government has created a new Ministry to address the impact of climate change and named former European Union commissioner Christos Stylianides as Minister. Mr. Stylianides, 63, who served as commissioner for humanitarian aid and crisis management between 2014 and 2019, was appointed in the wake of wildfires that burned more than 1,000 square km of forest on the island of Evia and in southern Greece. Intense heat waves in southern Europe in July and August — described in Greece at the worst in decades — fuelled deadly wildfires in Turkey as well and blazes in Italy, France, and Balkan countries.More Related News