EP Plenary session - The water crisis in Europe

Antonio TAJANI, EP President, opens the plenary session of the European Parliament (10-13/09/2018) in Strasbourg. MEPs observe one minute of silence for the victims of bridge collapse in Genoa and fires in the EU, notably in Greece and Sweden.

Introductory remarks by Antonio TAJANI, EP President: EP pays tribute to the victims of the Genoa bridge collapse and fires in the EU - Minute of silence

This Infoclip illustrates: dried fields, ravaged vegetable crops, cows and horses in dried up meadows, ponds affected by algae, in the Brussels region, Belgium.

Infoclip: Drought

Remarks by Antonio TAJANI, EP President, during the opening of the plenary session on the Guatemala volcano eruption and the sustain of the EU. He also made a statement on the decision of the European Court of Justice to overturn a decision of the European Parliament which had imposed sanctions on former Polish MEP Janusz Korwin-Mikke.

EP Plenary session : Introductory remarks by Antonio TAJANI, EP President on the Guatemala volcano eruption and the ECJ decision on the sanctions against Janusz Korwin-Mikke

Antonio TAJANI, EP President, opens the plenary session (11-14 June 2018) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. He speaks about the Guatemala volcano eruption and the sustain of the EU, and on the decision of the European Court of Justice to overturn a decision of the European Parliament which had imposed sanctions on former Polish MEP Janusz KORWIN-MIKKE.

Introductory remarks by Antonio TAJANI, EP President: the situation in Guatemala and the case of Janusz Korwin-Mikke

During the Plenary session of January in Strasbourg, Antonio TAJANI, EP President addressed the assembly on the recent earthquake shocks in Italy and the avalanche that has submerged a hotel. He paid a tribute to the "Soccorso alpino della Guardia di finanza".

Statement by Antonio TAJANI, EP President on recent earthquake shocks in Italy and the avalanche that has submerged a hotel

During the EP plenary session (23-26 October) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the response mechanisms to the forest fires in Northern Spain and Portugal. Statements by Matti MAASIKAS, Estonian Deputy Minister for EU Affairs, Christos STYLIANIDES, Member of the EC in charge of Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT) and José BLANCO LÓPEZ (S&D, ES).

Response mechanisms to the forest fires in Northern Spain and Portugal: extracts from the debate (25/10)

Antonio TAJANI, EP President, opens the EP plenary session (23-26 October) in Strasbourg. MEPs make a minute of silence for the victims of the forest fires in Portugal and Northern Spain.

Opening remarks by Antonio TAJANI, EP President: minute of silence for the victims of the forest fires in Portugal and Northern Spain and for the Irish victims of the hurricane Ophelia

During the EP plenary session (11-14 September 2017) in Strasbourg,&nbsp;Giovanni LA VIA (EPP, IT), rapporteur, expresses himself in front of the press on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Italy. &nbsp;(sound disruption at the beginning)

(1)Press conference by Giovanni LA VIA (EPP, IT), rapporteur, on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Italy (14:00 - 14:10)

During the EP plenary session (11-14 September 2017) in Strasbourg,&nbsp;Giovanni LA VIA (EPP, IT), rapporteur, expresses himself in front of the press on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Italy.

(2) Press conference by Giovanni LA VIA (EPP, IT), rapporteur, on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Italy (14:10 - 14:14)

During the EP plenary session (11-14 September 2017) in Strasbourg,&nbsp;Antonio TAJANI, EP President, expresses himself and MEPs make one minute of silence for&nbsp;the victims of terrorist attacks in Barcelona (17/08), in Helsinki (21/08) and of hurricane Irma.

Introductory remarks by Antonio TAJANI, EP President (extracts): minute of silence for the victims of terrorist attacks in Barcelona (17/08), in Helsinki (21/08) and of hurricane Irma

Visit of Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Tibor NAVRACSICS, Member of the EC in charge of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport to Norcia, in Italy. Citizens' dialogue "Building a better Europe for the next generations with citizens". This visit is related to the earthquakes that stroke Italy.

Visit by Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Tibor NAVRACSICS, Member of the EC in charge of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport to Norcia, Italy: extracts from Citizens' dialogue "Building a better Europe for the next generations with citizens"

Visit of Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Tibor NAVRACSICS, Member of the EC in charge of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport to Norcia, in Italy. Visit to the European Solidarity Corps projects (Cathedral, Sporting camp, Monastery). This visit is related to the earthquakes that stroke Italy.

Visit by Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Tibor NAVRACSICS, Member of the EC in charge of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport to Norcia, Italy: visit to the European Solidarity Corps projects (Cathedral, Sporting camp, Monastery)

Visit of Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Tibor NAVRACSICS, Member of the EC in charge of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport to Spoleto and of Desposito del Santo Chiodo&nbsp;, Italy. This visit is related to the earthquakes that stroke Italy.

Visit by Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Tibor NAVRACSICS, Member of the EC in charge of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport to Spoleto, Italy: extracts from the visit to Spoleto and visit of Desposito del Santo Chiodo

On the occasion of their visit to Norcia, Italy, Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Tibor NAVRACSICS, Member of the EC in charge of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (04/09/2017) express themselves in front of the press. This visit is related to the earthquakes that stroke Italy.

Visit by Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Tibor NAVRACSICS, Member of the EC in charge of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport to Norcia, Italy (04/09/2017): extracts from the press point

During the meeting of the Committee&nbsp;on Budgets (BUDG) in the EP in Brussels, MEPs vote for using &euro;1.2 billion from the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to aid the recovery of the Italian regions of Abruzzo, Lazio, Marche and Umbria from earthquakes. The results are: 36 votes, 35 in favour, 1 against and 0 abstentions.

EU funds- Italy earthquakes: extracts from the vote for using €1.2 billion from the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to aid the recovery of the Italian regions of Abruzzo, Lazio, Marche and Umbria

During the EP plenary session (3-6 July 2017) in Strasbourg, Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Matti MAASIKAS, Deputy Minister for EU Affairs for the Estonian Presidency of the Council, sign various legislative acts.

Lex signing ceremony in the presence of Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Matti MAASIKAS, Deputy Minister for EU Affairs for the Estonian Presidency of the Council

This stockshot provides images of forest fires and EU coordination of fire fighters and assistance on the ground in Chile in 2016. It also has images from inside the ERCC filmed in December 2016. Source: EC - Audiovisual Service

Infoclip: EU Civil Protection Intervention - Forest fire

Because of the forest fire going on in central Portugal, Portuguese and EU flags are put at half-mast at the European Parliament.

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