After a minute’s silence in memory of the victims of the floods in Spain, MEPs debated this subject and ways of responding to natural disasters on Wednesday 13 November. “What we are witnessing in Europe is a sharp increase in devastating extreme weather events [...] What used to be statistically once in a lifetime events are now becoming a regular occurrence”, said Janez Lenarčič, European Commissioner for Crisis Management.
A constructive exchange on disaster preparedness gave way...