While 2024 was a more moderate wildfire year for the EU, it was still above the 17-year average. New data, included in the JRC report on...
From 6 to 8 October 2025, Athens became a hub for disaster resilience innovation and collaboration. The conference brought together over 250 experts, policymakers, researchers, and...
Wildfires burn area larger than Belgium, sending an equivalent of Germany’s annual emissions into the atmosphere. The Amazon rainforest in 2024 suffered its most devastating forest...
The European Commission is proposing €110.8 million in financial support from the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to assist the French outermost regions of Mayotte and...
Following the strong earthquake that hit north-eastern Afghanistan, the EU has approved €1 million in humanitarian emergency funding to address the most urgent needs of the...
In 2024, the EU countries combined had 390,600 professional firefighters, representing 0.19% of the total EU employment. Compared with 2023, the number of firefighters increased by 28,200. Among...
During the past week, Greece, Spain, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Albania activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to help deal with forest fires – many of which are occurring...