Wildfires in France and Spain force mass evacuations, EU steps up aid

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• [● 10 SOURCES] Budget negotiations reduced the proposed crisis‑response funding to €9.1 billion. (EU budget negotiators)
• [● 10 SOURCES] EU stationed more than 770 firefighters across at‑risk countries, a record number. (European Union)
• [● 10 SOURCES] Wildfires forced unprecedented evacuations of tens of thousands of people across France and Spain. (European Union officials)
• [● 6 SOURCES] Hadja Lahbib is the EU’s Crisis Management Commissioner. (EU wildfire response articles)
• [● 8 SOURCES] Around 90 % of wildfires are started by human activities such as campfires or discarded cigarettes. (EU statistics)
• [● 6 SOURCES] RescEU reserve fleet consists of 22 firefighting aircraft and five helicopters. (EU wildfire response articles)
• [● 10 SOURCES] EU coordinated the deployment of seven planes and four helicopters to France. (European Union)
• [● 10 SOURCES] The Commission proposed more than doubling crisis‑response funding to €10.7 billion in the next EU budget. (European Commission)
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez sent a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen requesting that the Son Sant Joan air base on Mallorca be designated as a western Mediterranean fire‑f​ (Article d648961d-3732-4065-8eb2-cb991715e3db)
• [○ 1 SOURCE] The Spanish Air Force's 43rd Group operates 14 Canadair amphibious aircraft (10 CL‑215Ts and 4 CL‑415s) for aerial firefighting. (Article 2c004f1a-5eaf-4a13-b9a8-7157ec9b055b)
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Regional fire‑prevention budgets for 2025 include €327 million for Catalonia, €298.47 million for Valencia, €271 million for Andalusia and €213 million for Galicia. (Article 13292e65-50ae-4b8e-a280-42b638aa6e4f)
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Spain has ten active forest fires during a wave of extreme heat, low humidity and wind. (Article d648961d-3732-4065-8eb2-cb991715e3db)