European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) thanked Bulgarian firefighters operating in Greece as part of the EU Civil Protection pre-positioning programme, on Monday.

“A big thank you to these Bulgarian firefighters who operated in Greece as part of the #EUCivilProtection pre-positioning. The team have completed their mission and returned home to join the ongoing wildfire response in Bulgaria,” noted the DG ECHO in an X post.

The official account of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection shared the post, also thanking the team of Bulgarian firefighters.

🙏🏻 #Bulgaria 🇧🇬🤝🇪🇺🇬🇷@GRinBulgaria @eu_echo https://t.co/b8UcnFC0vZ

— Civil Protection GR (@CivPro_GR) July 22, 2024