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"Commissioner, yet again this summer the forest wealth of the Mediterranean was consumed by fire. In my country, Greece, over 150 000 decares of forest were burnt. The fires caused a chain reaction, with huge consequences both for the ecosystem and the economy and for tourism, agriculture, livestock farming and beekeeping.
The risk of floods is such that there is an urgent need to protect local forests and to use every means to prevent them from being appropriated for building.
Whilst welcoming the initiative for a European Parliament resolution on fighting forest fires, I wish to emphasise that this sort of issue, which affects almost all the countries of southern Europe every summer, requires serious preparation and responsible action by all the agencies involved.
Obviously the fire brigades need to deal with the consequences of this phenomenon, which is why I wish to emphasise the need for the European Union to support the areas affected. However, that is not enough. The major issue is still prevention, not merely extinguishing the fire and its consequences.
Timely action, proper preparation, adequate equipment, experienced human resources on standby and direct and proper action on the part of the governments responsible are needed on what is a burning issue for European citizens."@en1
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