European Court of Auditors flags inefficiencies in EU wildfire spending

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European Court of Auditors flags inefficiencies in EU wildfire spending  Outdated data and failure by member states to prioritise risk areas mean EU money to tackle forest fires is not always effectively spent on the ground.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/11/european-court-of-auditors-flags-inefficiencies-in-eu-wildfire-spending  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00A lack of updated map data is making the fight against wildfire in Europe inefficient,

00:07according to a report by the European Court of Auditors.

00:11The report analyses how Greece, Spain, Poland and Portugal use EU funds to prevent wildfires.

00:19While it acknowledges significant investment in prevention,

00:23the institution notes that the data used is updated.

00:27For instance, it was found that in Greece the list of areas prone to forest fires is more than 45 years old.

00:37The report additionally says there is a little monitoring of the actual impact of EU spending on the ground.

00:45It reviewed projects funded since 2014 through the European Structural and Investment Funds

00:52and the Recovering and Resilience Facility.

00:55Auditors concluded that the projects selected to receive EU funds

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