Forest fires: EU doubles rescEU firefighting fleet for summer 2023

À la suite du discours sur l’état de l’Union prononcé par la présidente von der Leyen en septembre de l’année dernière, Janez LenarčičCommissioner for Crisis Management, announced today, during his speech on the occasion of the 10e anniversary of the Emergency Response Coordination Center, that rescEU’s aerial firefighting fleet would be doubled for this year’s …

Recovery Plan for Europe: tentative agreement on REPowerEU

The EU is accelerating the end of its dependence on Russian fossil fuel imports. Negotiators from the Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on the REPowerEU proposal, which aims to strengthen the Union’s strategic autonomy by diversifying energy supply and reinforcing the independence and security of the Union’s energy supply. The …