The EU is focusing too much on suppressing wildfires, one expert told Euronews, and not properly addressing the root causes. By the time summer officially started in Europe this week, … Read More
The EU Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic says it is vital that the EU has more firefighting aircraft capacity in order to respond to another hot summer. There is … Read More
The European Union needs to boost investments in wildfire prevention as the forest fire season is becoming longer and more geographically spread, Janez Lenarčič urged this week. “According to the … Read More
The total area burned during this year’s wildfire season reached new records in nine European Union member states, new figure shows. As of October 1, more than 771,000 hectares had … Read More
The first half of July was a hectic one for the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) in Brussels as forest fires season well and truly started in Europe. In just … Read More
