Author: Euronews

The two southern European countries can now join forces in case of an emergency thanks to coordinated communication, training and new technical equipment. Climate change is making natural disasters across the European Union more frequent and intense. In the last five years, wildfires in Spain and Portugal have devastated nearly one million hectares of land.These two southern European neighbours are now joining forces to combat such catastrophes.In 2022, a high-intensity and unpredictable wildfire caused by a lightning strike devastated a cross-border area in Salamanca, Spain.”It brings back bad memories because we went through tough times here. The entire village tried…

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Viktor Orbán’s bid to make his new far-right alliance the third force in the European Parliament reaches its climax this week – but whether the group will be able to wield clout in the Parliament remains moot. ADVERTISEMENTA month after the EU elections, the new far-right Patriot’s group is the only one remaining to be constituted.The emergence of the new far-right alliance “Patriots for Europe,” founded by Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz and former Czech premier Andrej Babis’s ANO, reshuffled the cards in the far-right pack. Heralded from a Viennese hotel last weekend with the clear intention of becoming the largest right-wing group in…

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