A high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was held at the Maximou Mansion to address Greece’s growing water scarcity problem, which has worsened after consecutive dry years.
According to government sources, the meeting focused on recent hydrological data and the urgent need to take immediate measures to protect water as a public good. Specific announcements regarding new initiatives are expected in the coming weeks.
However, PASOK accused the government of “inaction and mockery,” arguing that the meeting was merely “preparatory” and reflected a lack of strategic planning. In a joint statement, MP Manolis Christodoulakis and the party’s Environment Department said the government had failed to manage the water crisis in time, despite repeated warnings about climate change and record-low reservoir levels.
PASOK further claimed that the Mitsotakis government is shifting the cost of its long-term negligence onto citizens through potential increases in water tariffs, while neglecting the Greek regions and islands facing severe water stress. It also denounced the lack of technocratic planning and accused the government of deliberate inertia toward local water authorities, leaving them underfunded and uncertain about their future.
The party concluded by calling on the government “to abandon its communication tactics and proceed with concrete, fair, and long-term decisions” to secure Greece’s water resources.
