The Greek government has allocated € 20 million for emergency assistance to victims of catastrophic forest fires that occurred on Monday near Athens, official representative of the office Dimitris Tzanakopulos said following the results of a government meeting on this topic chaired by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, TASS reported.

"The funds will come from both state and private entities, as there is a great desire to express solidarity both inside and outside the country," the official representative said.