{"id":12210,"date":"2026-06-22T16:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T13:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=12210"},"modified":"2026-06-22T16:03:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T13:03:00","slug":"nikos-dendias-the-armed-forces-also-bear-responsibility-for-the-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=12210","title":{"rendered":"Nikos Dendias: The Armed Forces also bear responsibility for the environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"187\">     Nikos Dendias honored the 871st ABEK as a \u201cFriend of the Environment\u201d 2025, highlighting the environmental role of the Armed Forces. <\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1iesk7e\" data-start=\"189\" data-end=\"225\">     Award presented by Nikos Dendias to 871 ABEK for 2025 <\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"493\">     At the awards ceremony for <strong data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"265\">871 ABEK<\/strong> as a unit of the <strong data-start=\"281\" data-end=\"301\">Armed Forces<\/strong> \u201c<strong data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"330\">Friend of the Environment<\/strong>\u201d for 2025, the Minister of National Defense, <strong data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"411\">Nikos Dendias<\/strong>, who congratulated the unit\u2019s command and personnel on their distinction. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"495\" data-end=\"739\">     Mr. <strong data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"511\">Dendias<\/strong>, in a post on the social network <strong data-start=\"550\" data-end=\"555\">X<\/strong>, emphasized that the <strong data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"596\">Armed Forces<\/strong> are not defined solely by their <strong data-start=\"632\" data-end=\"649\">operational<\/strong> role, but also by their <strong data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"692\">responsibility<\/strong> they bear toward the <strong data-start=\"717\" data-end=\"738\">natural environment<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"el\" dir=\"ltr\">It was with great pleasure that I attended today\u2019s award ceremony for the 871st ABEK, recognized as an \u201cEnvironmentally Friendly\u201d Armed Forces Unit for 2025. <\/p>\n<p>I had the opportunity to warmly congratulate the command and personnel of the 871st ABEK and to emphasize that their example is worthy of being\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/pmJOEzoLgk<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nikos Dendias (@NikosDendias) June 22, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"741\" data-end=\"927\">     \u201cI had the opportunity to warmly congratulate the management and staff of <strong data-start=\"810\" data-end=\"822\">871 ABEK<\/strong> and to emphasize that their example deserves to become <strong data-start=\"879\" data-end=\"890\">a model<\/strong>,\u201d the minister noted. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"929\" data-end=\"1153\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">     At the same time, he noted that the <strong data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"967\">award<\/strong> presented to the unit is recognition of this significant <strong data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1063\">environmental responsibility<\/strong>, highlighting the contribution of the <strong data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1115\">Armed Forces<\/strong> to protecting the <strong data-start=\"1135\" data-end=\"1152\">environment<\/strong>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\n    Nikos Dendias honored 871 ABEK as a \u201cFriend of the Environment\u201d for 2025, highlighting the environmental role of the Armed Forces.<\/p>\n<p>    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