Ursula von der Leyen: Greece and Spain struck by ravaging wildfires and floods
Greece and Spain were struck by ravaging wildfires and were hit again only a few weeks later by devastating floods, European Parliament President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday during the 2023 State of the Union Address. CE Report quoting Athens-Macedonian
"This is the reality of a boiling planet," she underlined, adding that "we saw the chaos and carnage of extreme weather - from Slovenia to Bulgaria and right across our Union."
The European Green Deal, she stated, was born out of this necessity to protect our planet. "But it was also designed as an opportunity to preserve our future prosperity."
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