Von der Leyen expresses support for Greece amid wildfires

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed her support for Greece as it tackles a series of huge wildfires in a phone call to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday.

“Greece is handling this difficult situation with professionalism, putting emphasis on safely evacuating thousands of tourists, and can always count on European solidarity. EU firefighters are already on the ground,” she said in a tweet from her official account. 

I called @KMitsotakis to express our full support for Greece, which is confronted with devastating forest fires and a heavy heat wave due to climate change.

Greece is handling this difficult situation with professionalism, putting emphasis on safely evacuating thousands of… https://t.co/WhQ3udTlX6

— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) July 23, 2023