Wildfires spark calls for more EU funds | DW news

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Calls are growing for more European Union funding to support efforts to combat wildfires raging across several countries - with more breaking out every day. Huge blazes in France and Spain have caused unprecedented evacuations of tens of thousands of people. More and more countries are reporting out-of-control fires, including Greece, Turkey, Portugal and the UK. DW’s Brent Goff spoke to DW correspondent Rosie Birchard in Bordeaux, while DW’s Nicole Frölich talked with Francesca Di Giuseppe from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. Chapters: 00:00 Wildfires spread across Europe as funding debate grows 02:08 Is the EU spending enough on wildfire response? 03:13 Firefighters brace for a long summer ahead 04:43 DW's Rosie Birchard visits a Bordeaux firefighting command center 05:25 European cooperation in battling wildfires 05:43 EU Crisis Management Commissioner Hadja Lahbib calls for action 06:17 Member states weigh increased EU emergency funding 07:00 Inter

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