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EU civil-protection response to French and Spanish wildfires in late July 2026

Von der Leyen reports five rescEU planes and two helicopters deployed to France, four planes arriving in Spain, and international teams supporting both countries.

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  1. Ursula von der Leyen
    Von der Leyen

    European Union

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    Von der Leyen announces the deployment of rescEU aircraft to France and Spain

    Von der Leyen expresses sympathy for France and Spain facing devastating wildfires and announces rescEU aircraft are deployed to France and Spain.

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    L'Europe se tient aux côtés de la France et de l'Espagne face aux incendies dévastateurs qui les frappent.
 5 avions et 2 hélicoptères de la flotte rescEU sont désormais déployés en France.
 Et 4 avions arrivent aujourd'hui en Espagne.

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  2. Ursula von der Leyen
    Von der Leyen

    European Union

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    Von der Leyen expresses sympathy for France and Spain facing devastating wildfires

    Von der Leyen expresses sympathy for France and Spain facing devastating wildfires and announces five planes and two rescEU helicopters deployed in France.

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    Europa está junto a Francia y España frente a los devastadores incendios que las asolan.
 5 aviones y 2 helicópteros de la flota rescEU están ahora desplegados en Francia.
 Y 4 aviones llegan a España hoy.

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  3. Ursula von der Leyen
    Von der Leyen

    European Union

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    Von der Leyen announces the deployment of rescEU firefighting planes and helicopters to France and Spain

    Von der Leyen announces 5 planes and 2 helicopters from the rescEU fleet are deployed to France and announces 4 rescEU planes are arriving in Spain today.

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    Europe stands with France and Spain as they face devastating wildfires. 5 planes and 2 helicopters from the rescEU fleet are now deployed to France. And 4 planes are arriving in Spain today.

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  4. Ursula von der Leyen
    Von der Leyen

    European Union

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    Von der Leyen thanks international firefighters deployed to France and Spain

    Von der Leyen thanks the international teams fighting fires in France and Spain and praises their courage and solidarity.

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    From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank the brave 🇵🇹 🇨🇿 🇮🇹 🇬🇷 🇸🇪 🇭🇷 🇩🇪 🇸🇰 🇹🇷 teams deployed to France and Spain to fight the blaze. This is solidarity at its best, from the EU and beyond. The courage and dedication of these firefighters is a reminder that when we stand together, we are stronger.

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  5. Ursula von der Leyen
    Von der Leyen

    European Union

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    Von der Leyen thanks countries helping France and Spain fight wildfires

    Von der Leyen thanks countries helping France and Spain fight wildfires through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.

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    This. This is solidarity at its very best. The EU is grateful to every country that is participating in the Civil Protection Mechanism this month to help France and Spain battle the wildfires.

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