CESI Firefighters’ Day 2024 in Athens
2024-03-05 01:08
In cooperation with the Greek firefighters´ union EPAYPS, the 2024 Firefighters’ Day will take place in Greece.
CESI Firefighters’ Day 2024
March 11-12 2024 | (Athens, Greece & via Zoom)
Interpretation EN/FR/DE/NL
Additional languages maybe be provided, depending upon registration
In cooperation with the Greek firefighters´ union EPAYPS, the 2024 Firefighters’ Day will take place in Greece, Athens. Online participation will be possible for the meeting on March 12th.
The aim is to further explore how the EU and Member States can best support and address the current challenges firefighters are facing.
The extreme weather conditions of the past years led to an exponential growth of natural disasters threats. Forest fires, heatwaves and droughts have reached alarming levels.
The European Union has emerged as a pivotal force in supporting firefighters through the Civil Protection Mechanism and implementing strategies to combat forest fires and other natural disasters catalyzed by climate change.
In the frame of bilateral encounters and visits, the challenges for the Greek civil protection and disaster response authorities shall be addressed.
During the meeting on Tuesday March 12th, the delegations shall present their respective forecasts, challenges and expectations.
The meeting will take place in Athens at various locations and via Zoom.
Provisional programme and agenda:
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Monday, 11th of March 2024
15:30 – Visit at the Hellenic Fire Campus – Stavros Niarchos Foundation premises at Nea Makri, Attica
17:30 – Visit at the National Coordination Center for Operations and Crisis Management, Marousi
18:30 – Meeting with the Commander of the National Coordination Center for Operations and Crisis Management, Fire General Dimitrios Briolas, at the Hellenic Fireservice Headquarters, Marousi
20:00 – Official Dinner
Tuesday, 12th of March 2024 – Melina Merkouri Centre (Iraklidon 66, Athina 118 51) Athens, Greece
09:00 – Welcome address ‘CESI Firefighters’ Day 2024’
Klaus Heeger, CESI Secretary General
Antonis Koukouzas, Fire Officer, EPAYPS
09:10 – Round-table – presentation of all the firefighters’ delegations
09:40 – The working conditions of firefighters in the EU – report from the hearing in the European Parliament
Dragoș Pîslaru, Member of the European Parliament Committee, Chair of the EMPL Committee and co-organiser of the hearing on the working conditions of firefighters (video message)
10:00 – Experiences and further improvements of the EU in terms of civil protection
Deputy-Director Hans Das, in charge of Deputy Director-General in charge of Directorate ECHO European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
10:30 – Current challenges and exchanges of best practices
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- Frédéric Monchy, SNSPP-PATS
- Alain Laratta, Avenir Secours
- Valentino Tagliaferro, komba
- NN, CNV Connectief
- Vasilis Bikas, EPAYPS
11:30 – The SYNCRISIS-project and how climate change has impacts on the European workforce
Tilemachos Dafnis, Policy Advisor, CESI
11:45 – The way ahead – key demands and adoption of a Firefighters´ Manifesto
(optional) Visit at the Special Unit of Wildfires Operations premises at Villia, Attica
