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MEPs call for better disaster response in wake of lethal European floods

MEPs called for a better EU response to natural disasters exacerbated by climate change during a debate in Strasbourg on Wednesday (18 September), in the wake of the devastating floods hitting central and eastern Europe.

“Strong civil protection measures, paired with adequate EU solidarity funding, are essential to mitigating human suffering,” said Spanish MEP...

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'We have to make sure we are ready when the next disaster strikes because we are already living in an age of crises,' outgoing EU commissioner in charge of crisis management Janez Lenarčič told MEPs (Photo: EU parliament)

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