17/07/2018 (Agence Europe) – Through the EU's Civil Protection Mechanism, triggered by the Commission, Italy has made two firefighting planes available in response to a request from Sweden for assistance to tackle forest fires, the European Commission announced on Tuesday 17 July. Copernicus Satellite mapping system images that locate precisely the seat of the fires and the scale of the damage have also been provided to assist the Swedish civil protection authorities.“The European Union...