DG MENA: EU Commission appoints Michael Karnitschnig as Deputy Director-General
The European Commission has decided today to appoint Michael Karnitschnig as Deputy Director-General at the Directorate-General for Middle East, North Africa and…
Russia’s war sparked record forest fires in Ukraine, EU report finds
The report demonstrates that 2024 was a record-breaking year for forest fires in Ukraine. Satellite imagery shows that nearly one…
EU plans to provide €1.9bn in initial humanitarian aid for 2025
The EU continues to remain a leading global humanitarian aid donor. With more than 300 million people estimated to need…
NATO-Jordan statement on opening a NATO Liaison Office in Amman
The plan demonstrates NATO’s commitment to reinforcing engagement and cooperation with its partners in the Middle East and North Africa,…
2022 was the second-worst year for wildfires, a warning from a changing climate
In 2022, nearly 900 000 ha of land burnt in the EU, according to the new report Forest Fires in Europe, Middle…
Forest fires in Europe: Three of the worst fire seasons on record took place in the last six years
Brussels, 31 October 2022 Today, the Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) published the latest edition...