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There is a need to strengthen the capacity of both the North Macedonia Republic, as well as neighbouring countries, to deal with cross-border forest fires in protected areas. Not only to the testing and improvement of existing response plans of the local administration, but also to the testing and improvement of the Republic’s ability to activate the Mechanism and to effectively carry out the Host Nation Support guidelines of the European Union for the incoming international support teams. Conclusions from the project, such as DG ECHO ROSES (where most FFS partners participated), that worked on the preparedness of cross-border areas and cross-border HNS, will be tested together with Commission Recommendations of 29.11.2024 on EU Host Nation Support Guidelines (H=hereinafter
EU Host Nation Support Guidelines.
The FFS FSX project concerns the implementation of a large-scale forest fire simulation, Full-Scale Exercise at the cross-border area of Struga and Ohrid within the context of the provisions of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism.
- Testing Plans and Procedures
- Strengthening Capacity
- Developing Resilience
During this project, countries such as North Macedonia, Albania, Greece, Cyprus, Austria, and Bulgaria are partners.
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