EU wildfire strategy falls short as southern Europe faces another devastating fire season

Euronews reports that the European Commission's wildfire strategy, unveiled back in March, is already falling short this season, with Spain and France facing large-scale evacuations and thousands of hectares burned. Meanwhile, EU governments have stalled progress on the forest-management rules meant to back up that strategy. The bloc's slow-moving policy process is running up against a fire season that isn't waiting for it.

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