Prime Minister announced that Portugal has activated the European Civil Protection Mechanism and the bilateral agreements with Spain and Morocco.
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Last year, Luís Montenegro's government resisted activating the European civil protection mechanism. Now it was quick because circumstances have worsened, he explains.
The Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, today thanked the President of the European Commission for the "quick mobilization" of aid to Portugal to combat fires, stressing that "European solidarity makes a difference".