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The EU organizes firefighting teams and aircraft fleet for countries at risk, such as Greece

Greece will receive four medium amphibious aircraft and Cyprus two light aircraft – Nearly 650 firefighters from 14 European countries will be strategically deployed in high-risk locations

Message from the Commission to Turkey: A third country can be excluded from the EU defence if it threatens a member state

"We already took the concerns raised by Member States seriously when we proposed the SAFE program," said the Commission's defence spokesman Tomas Renier

The EU organizes firefighting teams and an aircraft fleet for countries at risk, such as Greece

Four medium amphibious planes will be allocated to Greece, and two light aircraft to Cyprus — Nearly 650 firefighters from 14 European countries will be strategically positioned at key high-risk locations

Only with the lifting of the casus belli does the door to Eurodefense open for Turkey, says Athens

Athens has made it clear to both Brussels and Erdoğan that Turkey’s participation in the massive European armaments program depends on Greece’s approval—and also on Ankara’s change in attitude toward Cyprus. The Greek government aims for EU decisions to be made by unanimity

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