MEPs debate with the Council and Commission better protecting Europeans from extreme heatwaves, floods and forest fires. MEPs call for increased action to build a more disaster-resilient EU. The EU Civil Protection Mechanism was activated this summer for an increasing number of extreme weather events, including devastating floods (Slovenia, Cyprus, more recently Greece and Bulgaria) and the largest wildfires ever recorded in the EU (in particular in the Mediterranean region).

statement

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

EICKHOUT, Bas (Greens/EFA, NL)

REINTKE, Terry (Greens/EFA, DE)

DZHAMBAZKI, Angel (ECR, BG)

natural disasters (T)

MATO, Gabriel (EPP, ES)

FERNANDES, José Manuel (EPP, PT)

MEIMARAKIS, Vangelis (EPP, EL)

MAYER, Georg (ID, AT)

RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, María Soraya (Renew, ES)

HOJSÍK, Martin (Renew, SK)

AGIUS SALIBA, Alex (S&D, MT)

ZALEWSKA, Anna (ECR, PL)

KIZILYÜREK, Niyazi (The Left, CY)

TOUSSAINT, Marie (Greens/EFA, FR)

PIRBAKAS, Maxette (NI, FR)

KOKKALIS, Petros (The Left, EL)

NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS, Lefteris (NI, EL)

CHAHIM, Mohammed (S&D, NL)

SARDONE, Silvia (ID, IT)

CONTE, Rosanna (ID, IT)

GUALMINI, Elisabetta (S&D, IT)

FRAGKOS, Emmanouil (ECR, EL)

ORVILLE, Max (Renew, FR)

Council and Commission statements - Towards a more disaster resilient EU - protecting people from extreme heatwaves, floods and forest fires: MEPs debate (part 1)

SOUNDBITE (Original), Vangelis MEIMARAKIS (EPP, EL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Mohammed CHAHIM (S&amp;D, NL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Mar&#237;a Soraya RODR&#205;GUEZ RAMOS (Renew, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Emmanouil FRAGKOS (ECR, EL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Silvia SARDONE (ID, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Petros KOKKALIS (The Left, EL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS (NI, EL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jos&#233; Manuel FERNANDES (EPP, PT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Elisabetta GUALMINI (S&amp;D, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Max ORVILLE (Renew, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Angel DZHAMBAZKI (ECR, BG), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Georg MAYER (ID, AT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Niyazi KIZILY&#220;REK (The Left, CY), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Gabriel MATO (EPP, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Alex AGIUS SALIBA (S&amp;D, MT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Martin HOJS&#205;K (Renew, SK), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Marie TOUSSAINT (Greens/EFA, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Anna ZALEWSKA (ECR, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Rosanna CONTE (ID, IT), -