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Wildfires that broke out in the Tjentište valley in southeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina have spread to the Sutjeska National Park, putting the centuries-old coniferous forest at risk, authorities said. Around 150 hectares of forest and pasture in one of Bosnia’s oldest national parks were ablaze on Monday, according to the park's director, Zoran Čančar. By Tuesday, the fire had spread and could endanger the road between the nearby town of Foča and Gacko in the country's south, according to domestic press. Authorities have also warned that the wildfires pose a serious risk of ecological and mat...
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The EU Commission is preparing to send emergency support to Greece and Albania to help the two countries tackle severe wildfires. The support for Greece will consist of both aerial and ground firefighting resources, which will be provided by other European countries under the EU’s Civil Protection Mechanism. This includes two rescEU firefighting planes from Italy, a rescEU helicopter from France, a chopper offered by Serbia, as well as more firefighting teams on the ground from the Czech Republic, France, Italy, Romania and Serbia. Albania will receive a multipurpose military plane from Romani...
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Tourists are becoming unwelcome in Europe's hotspots. Barcelona protesters have sprayed visitors with water, Venice now charges day trippers, and Dubrovnik limits the number of visitors. Top destinations are fighting back, with locals erecting fences and scrawling graffiti telling tourists to "go home." If the conflict between tourism cash and weary locals doesn't appeal, head for Europe's lesser-visited destinations. There, you can bask in the knowledge that the lack of welcome, high costs, fully-booked accommodation, and less-than-optimal service due to visitor numbers won't affect you. Fran...
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Wildfires are scorching Albania and Croatia as blistering heat grips the continent. Albanian firefighters battled flames in villages near the capital of Tirana on Sunday. Authorities said the fight against new fires was continuing at eight locations around the country. Hundreds of firefighters and military personnel were supported by a helicopter to control fires in Librazhd and Gramsh in the central-eastern region of the country, Tirana’s countryside, south and southwest in Hamara and Konispol and in northern Bulqiza. Hundreds of hectares of forests have gone up in flames. Police have arreste...
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Italy’s controversial plan to open migrant processing centres in Albania has been delayed. Officials cite construction issues at the Gjadër site primarily due to the region's hot weather. Initially set to open on Thursday, the centres are expected to be operational in several weeks, according to Italian Cabinet Secretary Alfredo Mantovano. The agreement signed last year by Italy's Premier Giorgia Meloni and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama aims to process the asylum claims of migrants rescued at sea while keeping them in Albania, a move that has garnered both criticism and support. Locally, re...
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The construction of two Italian migrant reception centres in Albania that were initially set to open last May is still underway, with no clear opening date in sight — and with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni now announcing another postponement, the controversial centres are now unlikely to open before the end of this year. The centres are part of a five-year agreement under which Albania has agreed to host migrant reception facilities funded and managed by Italian authorities. Forza Italia MEP Flavio Tosi told Euronews that “the opening should take place by the end of the year, in line with cert...
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Much of Europe is seeing high temperatures as August begins and some nations are feeling the effects worse than others. In Rome, a large wildfire burned through the natural reserve of Monte Mario on Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters were seen dropping water from helicopters onto the fire in the hilly area, while many residents were evacuated as the flames approached nearby buildings. The location of the fires was not far from the Rome-based studios of the Italian public television RAI in Teulada street, and just 2.5 kilometres from Saint Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. In Albania, wildfires ...
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The battle against wildfires in Albania saw significant improvement in the last 24 hours, particularly in the coastal town of Shengjin. The situation was critical on Tuesday with fires spreading rapidly through residential areas, forcing many residents to evacuate.
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Albanian authorities enter a third week of fighting fires that have been raging through the country. The blazes were predominantly located in southern Albania but have made their way up to the country’s north. Three new fires were reported in the northeastern district of Diber, as well as another fire in the central Albanian district of Elbasan. Earlier last week, Albanian Interior Minister Taulant Balla confirmed that the government asked for help from the European Commission’s Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC). He states that the remote mountainous areas were impossible to reach ...
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Thousands of opposition supporters in Albania staged a protest in the capital, Tirana, on Thursday, demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama step down. The demonstrators accused Rama, who has been in power since 2012, of corruption. The protesters pelted a government building and the mayor of Tirana's office, who is affiliated with the prime minister's Socialist Party. Police put out the fires caused by the bombs, and there were no reports of more serious altercations or injuries. The demonstrators also demanded the release of opposition leader Sali Berisha, who has been held under house arrest on co...
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