Civil protection is always present when others leave, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis emphasised on Friday, adding that it is "the face of the state when the citizen most needs it." Mitsotakis was speaking at a ceremony organised by the climate crisis and civil protection ministry at OAKA for the delivery of 164 new vehicles to the Fire Department, while assuring Fire Department and Civil Protection staff that "the state will be at your side," and adding: "We are confident that you will rise to the occasion in this year's fire season as well."ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ/ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ/ΓΙΑΝΝΗΣ ΚΟΛΕΣΙΔΗΣ "We are in the heart of the fire season, which is proving to be one of the most demanding, with the climate crisis escalating. That is why the state is fielding the most forces we have ever had: 18,000 permanent and seasonal firefighters, 1,800 foresters. I warmly thank the European countries that are by its side," the prime minister stated. "We have 85...