On Thursday 31 October, the Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Regional Development (REGI), Dragoş Benea, expressed his condolences to the families of victims affected by the floods in Spain and his support “for the people impacted, the local and regional authorities, and the emergency services”.
Like the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, the day before (see EUROPE B13515A30), Dragoş Benea emphasised “the increasing frequency and seriousness...