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During the past week, Greece, Spain, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Albania activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to help deal with forest fires – many of which are occurring simultaneously across Europe.
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27 international partners, including Foreign Ministers from 17 EU countries, are calling to authorise all international NGO aid shipments and to unblock essential humanitarian actors from operation on the ground in Gaza.
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