The new President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (see EUROPE B12412A18), the Belgian liberal Rik Daems, advocates a “proactive” attitude to establish a stronger legal link between, on the one hand, the protection of the environment and the fight against climate change and, on the other hand, respect for the fundamental rights ultimately guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights.
We need “a link between the environment and fundamental rights”, he...