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  Pedro Sánchez announces the end of the national state of emergency due to the fires in Ávila and Madrid and the de-escalation to operational level 2

  The President of the Government of Spain has issued a reassuring message to residents in the affected areas, stating that "although there is a change in operational command, all the resources of the UME and the National Civil Protection System will remain in place" and "we will remain on alert and monitor the fire's progress".

President's News

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  Pedro Sánchez has announced that he has asked the European Commission for Mallorca to host the European fire-fighting centre for the western Mediterranean

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  Pedro Sánchez announces that "we are closer to bringing the fires in Madrid and Ávila under control" and that the next 12 hours will be "crucial" for consolidating the fire-fighting efforts

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  Pedro Sánchez: "This Government is working effectively and is driving Spain forward, putting it in a much better position than the one we found in 2018"

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  Pedro Sánchez: "Let us all work together to establish a State Pact to tackle the climate emergency", which will enable us to be "better prepared and more ready"

• Council of Ministers

  The Government of Spain is rolling out aid to tackle the fires and has approved special employment protection measures for those affected

  The Government has declared the areas affected by forest fires to be civil protection emergency zones and has taken urgent measures to support the workers affected. Furthermore, it has approved the Draft Organic Law on Public Integrity.