On 4 July, the Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica, was in Cairo, Egypt, where she took part in the 10th Summit of Speakers of Parliaments of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (UPM). The Summit brings together elected representatives and senior officials from the Euro-Mediterranean region and reaffirms the commitment to […]
Wildfires: EU provides crucial assistance to the Mediterranean region
As several countries grapple with rapidly spreading wildfires, the EU steps in to reinforce firefighting efforts and provide much-needed support to the affected communities with over 490 firefighters and 9 firefighting planes deployed to Greece and Tunisia since 18 July. The two Mediterranean countries have activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and the EU has […]