EU sends fire planes to Spain, France – but loosens climate rules
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BRUSSELS – The European Union is dispatching firefighting aircraft and emergency aid to battle wildfires in Spain and France. But the move comes as critics accuse Brussels of weakening its own climate policies, warning the contradiction “only adds fuel to the fires it is trying to put out.”