Brussels, 24/02/2015 (Agence Europe) - A report published by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) on Tuesday 24 February reveals that EU funding for preventing forest fires and restoring forests damaged by natural disasters and fire was not sufficiently well-managed. The Court has set out recommendations on how to improve the situation in the current 2014-2020 funding period.
The Court found that preventive action, which accounted for more than 80% of the €1.5 billion funding available...