26/07/2017 (Agence Europe) – European solidarity has come to the fore in helping France tackle the forest fires in the south of the country. The response of Italy to the request for assistance made by the French authorities to the European Commission on Tuesday 25 July was immediate, as they made available a Canadair aircraft through the EU civil protection mechanism. “This is EU solidarity at its best”, said European Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Commissioner Christos...