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Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dačić thanked international firefighting and rescue teams from Romania, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic, deployed via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, for their efforts in extinguishing a wildfire in Deliblatska Peščara.
Belgium has activated the European Union's Civil Protection Mechanism to request international assistance in combating ongoing wildfires within the country.
Massive wildfires are sweeping across Southern Europe, particularly in France and Spain, leading to tens of thousands of evacuations and creating a 'fire cloud' near Bordeaux. A new extreme heatwave is expected to exacerbate the situation, with temperatures reaching up to 44°C in some areas.
The first contingent of Moldovan firefighters, specialized in combating forest fires, departed for the Thessaloniki region of Greece to assist local authorities within the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.
The Portuguese government swiftly activated the European civil protection mechanism for wildfires, justifying the quick decision by the worsening circumstances, unlike the previous year when it resisted such a move.
Evangelos Tournas, Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, spoke at the 16th New Democracy Congress, highlighting Greece as a model of recovery, progress, and stability, and discussing the modernization of civil protection mechanisms.
Greece activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to address a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak on Lesbos. Austria has responded by dispatching 60,000 protective items to assist in the containment efforts.
Kazakhstan's Senate has approved a law ratifying the agreement to establish the Civil Protection Mechanism of the Organization of Turkic States, enhancing emergency cooperation.
The first citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina were evacuated from the Middle East through the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM), with close coordination from the Ministry...
The Council of Ministers of BiH, at today's extraordinary telephone session, at the proposal of the Ministry of Security, made a Decision to seek international assistance through the European Union's Civil Protection Mechanism...
Ten countries, including Belgium, France, and Italy, have activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to request assistance, which can be used by any country for crisis response.
Serbia is grappling with multiple wildfires, with the most severe situation reported in Deliblatska Peščara, prompting the country to request assistance from the EU. President Vučić announced a special program for five southern districts affected by the fires.
Greece's Civil Protection mechanism is on high alert as stormy winds, expected to reach up to 113 km/h (9 Beaufort) in the Aegean, Attica, and Evia, are forecast to intensify.
President Maia Sandu announced that Moldovan firefighters continue to participate in extinguishing forest fires in Greece as part of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.
France is preparing to activate its extreme heat emergency plan for the first time, a civil protection mechanism designed to mobilize additional resources and assist isolated individuals.
Portugal has activated the European Civil Protection Mechanism (rescEU) and agreements with Spain and Morocco as the country faces a very high risk from ongoing wildfires. The government's action highlights the severity of the forest fires ravaging the territory.
Greek Minister for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Evangelos Tournas, stressed the importance of prevention and strengthening civil protection mechanisms ahead of the upcoming fire season.
North Macedonian President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova expressed her deep appreciation for the humanity, solidarity of neighbors, rapid activation of the European Civil Protection Mechanism, and international support following the tragedy in Kočani.
Cabinet on Wednesday approved plans to create a national civil protection mechanism, which will be directed by a civil protection coordinator. President Nikos Christodoulides announced the approval of the plans after the day’s cabinet meeting, and stressed that “we launched this major reform in 2023 to restructure the sector, to strengthen the mechanism”. “Our goal […]
The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina has decided to request assistance from the European Union for the evacuation of its citizens from Middle Eastern countries, utilizing the Civil Protection Mechanism.
The Slovenian government has decided to request international assistance through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to co-finance the costs of evacuation transports.
The Czech government has requested the European Union to partially fund repatriation flights for Czech citizens from the Middle East, potentially covering up to 75% of costs through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.
Several nations and the EU, including Ursula von der Leyen, have strongly condemned Israel's plans to expand settlements in the West Bank, particularly the E1 plan, warning it undermines prospects for an independent Palestinian state. This widespread opposition highlights growing international concern over the impact of these expansions on the peace process and Palestinian rights.
France has requested the activation of a comprehensive Civil Protection Mechanism, enabling the European Union to quickly coordinate aid efforts in response to a wildfire in the Gironde region.
Greece's National Civil Protection Mechanism has been fully mobilized due to an extreme risk of wildfires on Wednesday, following a meeting of the Risk Assessment Committee and the Civil Protection Coordinating Body.
Two Portuguese Air Force planes have departed with 12 tons of aid for Caracas, Venezuela, sent through the European Civil Protection Mechanism and expected to arrive on Wednesday.
Portuguese aircraft are currently en route to Venezuela to assist with search operations, as the leader of the PS party calls for a stronger response from European and Portuguese civil protection mechanisms in the face of the catastrophe.
Eight Ukrainian patients have been admitted to Portuguese hospitals as part of the largest medical evacuation operation ever coordinated under the European Civil Protection Mechanism, with recent flights occurring on Tuesday.
The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the return of 96 Romanian citizens from Muscat, Oman, on a repatriation flight organized with the support of the EU's civil protection mechanism.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to facilitate the evacuation of its citizens from countries in the Middle East.
More than 1,000 Romanian citizens have returned from the Middle East, with the first flight organized by Romania through the European Civil Protection Mechanism arriving at Otopeni Airport.
The European Commission has announced the conditions under which it will finance flights to repatriate European citizens stranded in the Middle East. Ten EU countries, including Romania, have activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.