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If you’re heading off on a summer break soon, rest assured that the EU has you covered if your travel plans run into trouble. Whether your flight is cancelled, your train delayed or your luggage lost aboard your cruise ship, you have the right to make a claim under EU-wide passenger rights.
Nearly half a tonne of cocaine, dropped in open water for small boats to scoop up before it reached European shores, has been seized in a sea operation co-led by Frontex. Some 14 countries spent a month targeting drug traffickers at sea before seizing the 454 kg of cocaine and arresting 5 suspects.
The EU has deployed assistance to both France and Spain as ongoing wildfires have displaced more than 300,000 people. It has sent several planes and helicopters to France as well as planes, personnel and vehicles to Spain. The EU's Copernicus satellite service is providing rapid emergency maps.
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