17/10/2023 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 17 October, the European Parliament approved, by a large majority, the extension beyond 2024 and until 31 December 2027 of the transitional period for the RescEU reserve firefighting assets, to enable EU Member States to call on these assets in the event of forest fires that exceed their capacity to deal with them. This will cover the time it will take the European Commission to acquire new aircraft, the first of which will not be available until...