The EU has mobilized €3 million in emergency assistance to countries in East Africa that have been hit by heavy rainfall over the past weeks, triggering...
On Thursday (28 May), Budgets Committee Members approved €279 million in EU aid following extreme weather events in Austria, Italy, Portugal and Spain in 2019. The draft...
On 20 May the European Commission announced an additional €50 million in humanitarian aid to help respond to the dramatic increase in humanitarian needs caused by...
Wildfires have been ravaging the marshes of the Biebrza National Park in north-eastern Poland, home to moose, beavers and unique wetland birds, since Sunday (19 April),...
As wildfires rage in Podlaskie Voivodeship area of Poland, the EU's emergency satellite mapping service has been activated. Crisis Management Commissioner Janez Lenarčič said: “Our EU Emergency Response Coordination...
As President von der Leyen reiterated in her phone call with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković yesterday (22 March), the European Commission stands in full solidarity with the...
A damaged car is seen following an earthquake in Zagreb, Croatia, March 22, 2020. © Antonio Bronic, Reuters An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck north of Zagreb,...