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Romania sends firefighters to Greece for wildfire response missions

July 30, 2025

Forty Romanian firefighters and eight fire trucks left for Greece on Wednesday, July 30, to participate in firefighting missions, the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations said.

Between August 1 and September 15, Romania will take part in the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) program aiming to support the Greek authorities in strengthening their response capacity to forest fires.

The first team of firefighters has...

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