Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis presented on Friday a plan for the recovery of the fire-ravaged areas of Greece, saying this would focus on seven lines of action with priority given to meeting the emergency needs of the fire victims.



Describing the past eight days as "a fiery nightmare" and "days of battle", Karamanlis said it was now "time to think of the following day".

He stressed the need to deal with broader issues, "as a state and as a nation".



"It is our duty to ensure a new prospect of strong and environmentally friendly development for all the fire-stricken regions," he added.



The government's plan met two goals: meeting the immediate humanitarian and financial needs of the victims quickly and efficiently and, secondly, the fastest possible recovery from the damage inflicted to the financial, social and natural environment.



Among the seven directing lines of action for the state, he said the first is to house, compensate and restore the income of the victims. The housing element would be covered by a fast-moving program for constructing homes and other buildings, the premier said.



A second line would be to restore the natural environment, with comprehensive environmental studies and special studies of the NATURA areas.



A third concern was culture, centering on Ancient Olympia, with work already underway at the culture ministry to arrange the cleaning and conservation of the antiquities, due to be completed by December.



The fourth line of work will be to review spatial planning and sustainable development policies of the Peloponnese.

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