In 2025, wildfires in the EU have burned nearly 986,000 hectares, significantly more than the previous year's 227,627 hectares. Spain and Portugal faced the worst damage, with Spain losing over 380,000 hectares and Portugal around 263,000 hectares. Cross-country aid has been mobilized, with Maltese firefighters assisting in Portugal and Greece. Germany has the largest number of firefighters, while Romania leads in fire protection budget allocation at nearly 1%. Teljes cikk (Euronews.com)