This summer has tested us. Almost 700,000 hectares have already burned across the EU. The season is not over yet. Firefighters and pilots lost their lives doing their duty. Exchanges with the @EP_Environment Committee on the EU’s response to the summer wildfires. https://t.co/zFg25zd4bR #Wildfires #EU #ClimateCrisis #EU
While #wildfires burn across the UK, @Barclays has helped arrange a $750 million bond for Harbour Energy, 1 of the largest independent oil & gas companies operating in the #NorthSea. The timing could hardly be more striking. 🚨 Send a Climate Warning ⚠️ https://t.co/Ja2NRK9Ses https://t.co/6uPAOaYaKE #Wildfires #ClimateChange #NorthSea #UK
Today, President @vonderleyen & I visited our 🇪🇺 Crisis Center to thank the teams working around the clock on emergencies across Europe & beyond, particularly during this wildfire season. Their dedication puts 🇪🇺 solidarity into action through the #EUCivilProtection Mechanism. https://t.co/pCXZRKDMGz #EUCivilProtection #WildfireSeason #Solidarity #EU #BE
Devastating wildfires. Floods. Earthquakes. Extreme events are becoming more frequent, in Europe and around the world. When disaster strikes, we count on our brave firefighters and first responders. They embody the best of European solidarity. https://t.co/ySqOosyO5B #ClimateChange #NaturalDisasters #Solidarity #EU
Unusually early wildfires in the Netherlands tested Europe this spring. France and Germany helped via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. Later, the Netherlands returned the favour in Belgium. European solidarity goes both ways 🇪🇺 https://t.co/CNPsx4zNcu #Wildfires #EuropeanSolidarity #EUCivilProtection #NL #FR #DE #BE
🇷🇸🔥 SERBIA GAVE PUTIN A PROPAGANDA STUNT Serbia chose to invite a Russian Il-76 firefighting aircraft instead of first activating the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. That matters. Europe is already struggling with too few firefighting aircraft while wildfires are burning https://t.co/6uW0w8DTpm #Serbia #Putin #Wildfires #RS #RU #EU
TEN YEARS OF WARNINGS — EUROPE MUST INVEST IN PREPAREDNESS 🇪🇺 For a decade Europe has faced the same recurring cycle: ❄️ Winter: snow, ice, transport disruption, power cuts 💧 Spring: drought, water shortages, pressure on agriculture 🔥 Summer: wildfires, evacuations, destroyed https://t.co/NP3jTf0uaw #EuropePreparedness #ClimateCrisis #DisasterManagement #EU
🔥 2016–2026: ELEVEN SUMMERS OF EUROPEAN WILDFIRES Europe has now experienced more than a decade of recurring summer wildfire emergencies. 2017: Portugal catastrophe. 2018: Mati, Greece. 2021: massive Mediterranean fires. 2022: almost 900,000 hectares burned in the EU. 2023: https://t.co/ppVCLzwUFu #Wildfires #Europe #ClimateCrisis #PT #GR #EU
🇪🇺 EUROPE: STOP BEING SURPRISED BY THE SEASONS Every year, the same pattern returns: ❄️ Winter snow 🌱 Spring drought 🔥 Summer wildfires 🌊 September storms and floods And every year, Europe acts as if these events were unexpected. Spring drought has affected major parts of https://t.co/Nxiz3Bj9CI #ClimateChange #Europe #WeatherPatterns #EU
