On Wednesday, MEPs debate the devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, which have claimed lives and displaced thousands. The discussion focuses on the EU's preparedness for handling increasingly severe disasters driven by climate change. The floods, caused by torrential rain, have wreaked havoc across Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Austria, with entire neighborhoods submerged and widespread damage to infrastructure. Local authorities are describing the floods as the worst in decades, prompting emergency evacuations and calls for EU financial assistance.

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

GRAPINI, Maria (S&D, RO)

natural disasters (T)

REGNER, Evelyn (S&D, AT)

ARIMONT, Pascal (EPP, BE)

HETMAN, Krzysztof (EPP, PL)

BUDA, Daniel (EPP, RO)

SZYDŁO, Beata (ECR, PL)

WÖLKEN, Tiemo (S&D, DE)

DÎNCU, Vasile (S&D, RO)

FRITZON, Heléne (S&D, SE)

HEIDE, Hannes (S&D, AT)

LUENA, César (S&D, ES)

PEREIRA, Lídia (EPP, PT)

DÜPONT, Lena (EPP, DE)

NEMEC, Matjaž (S&D, SI)

ECKE, Matthias (S&D, DE)

ONDRUŠ, Branislav (NI, SK)

LAZARUS, Luis-Vicențiu (NI, RO)

DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL, Paulo (EPP, PT)

BALJEU, Jeannette (Renew, NL)

GRAŽULIS, Petras (ESN, LT)

POPESCU, Virgil (EPP, RO)

ŚMISZEK, Krzysztof Jan (S&D, PL)

AXINIA, Adrian-George (ECR, RO)

PROTAS, Jacek (EPP, PL)

JOŃSKI, Dariusz (EPP, PL)

TSIODRAS,	Dimtris (EPP, EL)

ARNAOUTOGLOU, Sakis (S&D, EL)

CORRADO, Annalisa (S&D, IT)

CAVEDAGNA, Stefano (ECR, IT)

STREIT, Joachim (Renew, DE)

SCHENK, Oliver (EPP, DE)

OLIVEIRA, João (The Left, PT)

FARSKÝ, Jan (EPP, CZ, FARSKY, Jan)

FRIIS, Sigrid (Renew, DK)

KRUTÍLEK, Ondřej (ECR, CZ)

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: MEPs debate part 3

SOUNDBITE (Original), Oliver SCHENK (EPP, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), César LUENA (S&amp;D, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Adrian-George AXINIA (ECR, LV), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), BALJEU Jeannette (Renew, NL)

SOUNDBITE (Original), Lídia PEREIRA (EPP, PT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Hannes HEIDE (S&amp;D, AT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Ondřej KRUTÍLEK (ECR, CZ), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Joachim STREIT (Renew, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Krzysztof HETMAN (EPP, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Matthias ECKE (S&amp;D, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Beata SZYDŁO (ECR, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Sigrid FRIIS (Renew, DK), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Daniel BUDA (EPP, RO), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Luis-Vicențiu LAZARUS (NI, RO), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Annalisa CORRADO (S&amp;D, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Pascal ARIMONT (EPP, BE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Maria GRAPINI (S&amp;D, RO), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jacek PROTAS (EPP, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Krzysztof Jan ŚMISZEK (S&amp;D, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), TSIODRAS Dimitris (EPP, EL)

SOUNDBITE (Original), Evelyn REGNER (S&amp;D, AT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Jan FARSKÝ (EPP, CZ), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU (S&amp;D, EL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Petras GRAŽULIS (ESN, LT), Blue card question

SOUNDBITE (Original), Sakis ARNAOUTOGLOU (S&amp;D, EL), Blue card response

SOUNDBITE (Original), Matjaž NEMEC (S&amp;D, SI), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Lena DÜPONT (EPP, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Heléne FRITZON (S&amp;D, SE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), POPESCU Virgil-Daniel (EPP, RO)

SOUNDBITE (Original), Vasile DÎNCU (S&amp;D, RO), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Tiemo WÖLKEN (S&amp;D, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL (EPP, PT), Catch the eye

SOUNDBITE (Original), Dariusz JOŃSKI (EPP, PL), Catch the eye

SOUNDBITE (Original), Stefano CAVEDAGNA (ECR, IT), Catch the eye

SOUNDBITE (Original), João OLIVEIRA (The Left, PT), Catch the eye

SOUNDBITE (Original), Branislav ONDRUŠ (NI, SK), Catch the eye