In an immediate response to a request for assistance from Greece, the EU provided firefighting planes to help stop the spread of forest fires in several...
Greece is receiving support through the European Union's Civil Protection Mechanism to fight the forest fires raging in the central part of the country. France has...
Every year there are devastating forest fires in Europe, destroying thousands of hectares of forests. The south European countries are at higher risk, but no European...
The European Parliament today (10 December) adopted new legislation on EU Civil Protection which paves the way for a stronger European co-operation in responding to disasters....
The EU Civil Protection Mechanism (EUCP) has been activated to ensure co-ordinated European relief efforts following the Philippine authorities' request for international assistance to address the...