What Grégory spoke about.

7

Oct

2024

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The extreme wildfires in Southern Europe, in particular Portugal and Greece and the need for further EU climate action on adaptation and mitigation (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, not a week without mentioning natural disasters in Europe. At the opening of the plenary session in September, reference was made to the dramatic floods in Central Europe: Austria, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Italy and Hungary were underwater, while Greece was under fire. Portugal has faced this week fires of rare violence for a month of October,…

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Sep

2024

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Droughts and extreme weather events as a threat to local communities and EU agriculture in times of climate change (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, our farmers are almost 9 million women and men who work tirelessly to ensure our food autonomy. They play a key role in spatial planning and are the frontline partners in the face of climate change. They sometimes face unfair competition, but also rising energy prices and difficulties in accessing liquidity. They are the first victims of climate change, especial…

18

Sep

2024

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The devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I would first like to express my full support at this difficult time to the victims, their relatives and the families of those who have died. I would also like to welcome the commitment of all forces, including civil protection – I mean volunteers, professionals, military, who have worked tirelessly since the beginning of this disaster called Boris…