Cyprus Mail8 Jul 2026

‘The climate crisis is here’: Cypriot MEPs demand more wildfire protection

Cypriot members of the European Parliament on Wednesday demanded that the island be offered more protection from the consequences of wildfires as the Strasbourg plenary session discussed the European Union’s preparedness to deal with fires and heatwaves in the future.

“The climate crisis is here, even if the conservative [United States President Donald] Trump imitators do not recognise it, and even if [European Commission President Ursula] von der Leyen underestimates it,” Akel MEP Giorgos...

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