"Europe suffered unprecedented wildfires and heatwaves in 2025, impacts that are expected to worsen on the world's fastest-warming continent. Last year was the hottest year on record in the UK, Iceland and Norway and one of the three hottest years in Europe as a whole. More than 95 per cent of the continent experienced above-average annual temperatures. Scandinavia, Finland and north-western Russia saw their worst-ever heatwave, 21 days of simmering temperatures that reached 30°C (86°F) even at the Arctic circle."

"Overall, 2025 was catastrophic year for wildfires in Europe, with more than 1 million hectares of land burned. Greece witnessed one of its most severe wildfire outbreaks in recent years when 50 fires began in 24 hours."

"Poland's Donald Tusk has already signalled that Europe's most important question is whether the US will remain a reliable security partner"