The Evros reconstruction and development plan has not been scaled back. Total development footprint exceeds €2.96 billionThe Evros Reconstruction and Development Plan was presented in Orestiada on October 3, 2024, in the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The government now puts the total development footprint for Evros between 2021 and 2030 at more than €2.96 billion, comprising:€2.5 billion for the Evros Local Development Plan, including government projects and financial support already completed or underway. Railway project was not excludedThe government has also rejected claims that the Alexandroupoli-Ormenio railway upgrade was excluded from the Evros development plan. Government: Plan has expanded, not shrunkThe Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection says the figures demonstrate that the Evros plan has expanded rather than contracted.