‘We stand with Greece as it battles devastating fires,’ says EU’s von der Leyen
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed solidarity with Greece as it battles a major wildfire in northeastern Attica.
In a post on platform X on Monday, she said, “We stand with Greece as it battles devastating fires,” and announced that the EU is sending support from its rescEU fleet, including two planes from Italy and a helicopter from France.
We stand with Greece as it battles devastating fires.
The EU is sending support from its #rescEU fleet: two planes from Italy and a helicopter from France.
Firefighting teams from Czechia and Romania are also being deployed.
This is #EUSolidarity in action.
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) August 12, 2024
Firefighting teams from the Czech Republic and Romania are also being deployed. EU Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic confirmed the mobilization of these resources in response to Greece’s activation of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism in a post on platform X.
In response to Greece activating the #UCPM for wildfires in the Attica region, the EU is mobilising 2 planes from the #rescEU fleet from Italy, one #rescEU helicopter from France and ground firefighting teams from Romania and Czechia. #EUSolidarity pic.twitter.com/cu6GVqmaAF
— Janez Lenarčič (@JanezLenarcic) August 12, 2024
