So far, we have helped bring home 7,700+ citizens on 60 flights through the #EUCivilProtectionMechanism and #rescEU. ✈️🇪🇺

EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 (@EU_ECHO)

How is the EU helping bring citizens home from the Middle East?

🤝 Meet our colleague Eleonore, explaining how we coordinate repatriations.

So far, we have helped bring home 7,700+ citizens on 60 flights through the #EUCivilProtectionMechanism and #rescEU. ✈️🇪🇺

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Wildfires in Europe are surging, but we are ready.

How?

🚒 22 firefighting airplanes & 4 helicopters, stationed in 10 EU countries, are on standby
👨🏽‍🚒 Firefighters positioned in high-risk areas - almost 650 firefighters from 14 countries deployed to 🇫🇷 🇬🇷 🇵🇹 🇪🇸 to support local forces
📍 Experts monitoring risks 24/7

Since January 2025, the EU has had:

🔥 1,118 fires
🧯 Nearly 214 ha burnt

Follow the current situation 👉🏾 https://europa.eu/!HRmFq6

#EUCivilProtectionMechanism

Semana intensa =) pero productiva y reconfortante #ModoCorrecaminosON

Reunión anual del #FAST #IIFF

(molaría llamarla #RAP Reunión Anual Pyrofrek xD)

Mucha buena gente haciendo cosas buenas de forma #altruista

Es un privilegio formar parte de este equipo con grandes profesionales de todo el Estado y compartir experiencias y conocimiento

Equipo de Evaluación y Asesoramiento en Incendios Forestales (FAST, por sus siglas en inglés) #IncendiosForestales #Wildfires #EUCivilProtectionMechanism

RT by @eurireland: In response to today's request for assistance by #Portugal battling heavy #wildfires, we are mobilising the deployment of firefighting airplanes via the #EUCivilProtectionMechanism.

6️⃣ firefighting airplanes, including from #rescEU reserve, are on their way from 🇪🇸, 🇮🇹 and 🇨🇵.

[2024-09-16 12:50 UTC]

RT by @EUClimateAction: Ahead of the #wildfire season, we are taking significant steps through #EUCivilProtectionMechanism to bolster 🇪🇺 firefighting efforts by:

🟢 strategically pre-positioning over 550 👨‍🚒 from 12 countries;
🟢 assembling a firefighting aircraft fleet.

More👇
https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-boosts-readiness-combat-2024-wildfire-season-2024-05-14_en?s=09

[2024-05-14 11:22 UTC]