Speaking to MEPs on the Environment Committee (ENVI) on Monday 26 September, EU Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič reflected on the summer’s extreme weather events and the preparations underway to increase the EU’s prevention, preparedness and response capacity for the 2023 forest fire season and beyond.
The Commissioner was invited to speak after the European Parliament called for more robust, integrated and preventive EU action (see EUROPE B13023A16).
“We are...