Strasbourg, 06/09/2005 (Agence Europe) - In Strasbourg on Monday, MEPs called for a reinforcement of civil protection mechanisms to avoid loss of human life and large scale material damage during natural disasters like the ones that have hit various EU countries recently (floods, drought and forest fires) and the United States (Hurricane Katrina).
Speaking on behalf of the European Commission, European Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas described the serious drought in Spain and...