European Parliament 10 September 2012, Written question E-007976/12 Nuno Melo (PPE) to the Commission. Forest fires in mainland Portugal

Question for written answer E-007976/12 to the Commission Nuno Melo (PPE) (10 September 2012) Subject: Forest fires in mainland Portugal By 15 August this year (date of the latest figures), 70 648 hectares of land in Portugal had been consumed by forest fires, more than double the figure for last year and despite the 2012 fire-response budget having been increased from EUR 67.8 million to EUR 71.