ECA Flags Inefficiencies in EU Wildfire Spending

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The European Court of Auditors says that "Portuguese has improved preventive measures following the major fires of 2017". Investment was again declining in 2023.

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The EU Court of Auditors has criticised the use of the resources that countries receive to combat forest fires. There is too little data, too old information, too little coordination. Scientists say that Europe must learn to "live with the fires."

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The Court of Auditors of the EU notes an increase in fire prevention funds, which each year affect areas the size of Cantabria throughout the continent, especially in the south, and entail economic damage of around EUR 2 billion.