Latest news
Today, Hadja Lahbib is visiting Gironde, one of the areas in France most affected by raging wildfires, to express the European Union's solidarity, meeting with French authorities and first responders to thank them for their tireless efforts and witness first-hand the ongoing emergency response.
The Convention has had a profound global impact in safeguarding millions of lives, guiding international action, and upholding the fundamental principle that people fleeing persecution must be treated with dignity and protected in accordance with international law.
In France, the EU has deployed 7 planes and 4 helicopters from Czechia, Croatia, Germany, Portugal, Slovakia, Sweden, and Türkiye. In Spain, the EU has mobilised 6 planes from Greece, Italy and Türkiye, and deployed 134 personnel and 41 vehicles from Portugal.
