European solidarity has been at work since last weekend, helping Cyprus to fight the massive and deadly forest fires in the Limassol district. In response to a request for assistance from the Cypriot authorities to the Civil Protection Mechanism on Saturday 3 July, the EU immediately mobilised air assets from the RescEU pool hosted by Greece (two aircraft) and Italy (also two aircraft).
The EU’s emergency Copernicus satellite mapping programme was also activated to help Cyprus to gain a...