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Von Der Leyen Declares Maximum Alert for Forest Fires in Europe: Thousands of Evacuees in the East and South

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IN 30 SECONDS What happened? The European Commission declared this Saturday the maximum alert for forest fires in Europe, with thousands of evacuees in France, Germany, Spain and Serbia. Who is behind it? Ursula von der Leyen, President of the Commission, with support from the Copernicus satellites and the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. What impact does it have? Spain maintains the Aragon fire with more than 15,000 hectares razed and 1,000 evacu…
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In an official message, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that mutual assistance mechanisms are working at full speed to support national relief services that are overwhelmed by the magnitude of the disasters. On the ground, French fire brigade teams were deployed to Spain. At the same time, contingents from Sweden and the Netherlands are directly involved in the fight against fire brigades in Belgium, while No…

IN 30 SECONDS What happened? The European Commission declared this Saturday the maximum alert for forest fires in Europe, with thousands of evacuees in France, Germany, Spain and Serbia. Who is behind it? Ursula von der Leyen, President of the Commission, with support from the Copernicus satellites and the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. What impact does it have? Spain maintains the Aragon fire with more than 15,000 hectares razed and 1,000 evacu…

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Moncloa broke the news on Sunday, August 16, 2026.
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