Brussels, 04/09/2012 (Agence Europe) - European solidarity is coming to the assistance of Portugal via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to fight the forest fires that are raging there, the European Commission stated on Tuesday 4 September. At the request of the Portuguese authorities calling for urgent assistance involving four Canadairs, the monitoring and information centre (MIC), which is the pivotal body of this mechanism, was activated during the evening of Monday 3 September to...