Press Release: European Union helps former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to tackle forest fires

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia requested EU assistance to fight the fires that have been ravaging through its woodlands these last days. As the EU candidate country struggles to quell them, it has turned to the Community Mechanism for Civil Protection for support. The European Commission and participating states to the Mechanism responded with a substantial amount of assistance making its way to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Concurrently the Community Mechanism for Civil Protection has also been activated for forest fires in Albania, Bulgaria, and Greece and Italy.