Katarzyna Przyborska: There was a debate in the European Parliament about catastrophic floods in Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Austria. The votes were divided into: “Don’t ask, just pay as shortly as possible, due to the fact that there are people waiting there who have lost everything” and “let’s note that these are the consequences of a deficiency of real climate policy”. What is your position here?
Michał Kobosko: We, the Polish delegation, and we, are expecting the political group of Renew Europe to act as rapidly as possible on the part of the European Commission and to usage these EU funds that are to aid victims of floods. besides what she called for yesterday in her letter from Minister Pełczyńska-Nałęcz, namely the mobilisation of EU funds in the first place for the municipalities affected by the flood, besides to rebuild this infrastructure, which has already been financed or co-financed by EU funds, and is devastated today.
On the another hand, we say hard that climate change is progressing. We had a immense evidence drought in Poland, with the lowest historical levels, among others, Vistula in Warsaw, and only a fewer days later a flood, which shows the scale of the dangers of climate change. present it is clear that stories about the fact that all solutions included in Green Order to waste and put aside the challenges of climate change, are pointless and irresponsible. And specified opinions were heard during the debate in Strasbourg not only by Mr Braun.
It was the Polish delegation that initiated the debate on floods, but subsequent politicians and politicians reminded that late Portugal was ravaged by fires. We remember catastrophic fires in the south of Europe last year, last week the floods devastated the Pyrenees. Of course, it is worth leaning over each disaster separately, but they all have a common reason.
I am a one-man delegation in the Renew Europe Liberal Group, and I can safely say that I initiated this discussion here. I am glad that the leadership of my group was working very rapidly and decisively. A motion for a resolution on the effects of floods was drawn up.
Can you tell me more about this resolution?
This is simply a alternatively extended document, which, on the 1 hand, expresses solidarity and compassion for the victims of floods, on the other, calls on the EC to act rapidly financially, and on the third, calls for a change in the EU's reasoning and financial planning – precisely in connection with climate change.
Ursula von der Leyen, invited by Donald Tusk, will see the effects of flooding in Poland. What do you anticipate from this visit?
The flood crisis is evident in respective countries in Central Europe, but in our country the situation seems peculiarly tragic erstwhile it comes to the degree of the damage, the number of casualties, the number of cities that have been cut off from the remainder of the country and it is not known how long it will take to rebuild them. So it is very good that the president will see this, and I hope that this will affect the velocity of the European Commission.
This besides seems crucial from the level of support for the Union. The centrifugal movement is growing, and this is the minute erstwhile the EU can show real solidarity and prove that we request it. Disasterous droughts, floods, hurricanes are problems that go beyond national borders.
Yeah, definitely. I spoke about this during the debate in the parliament in Strasbourg. I am a Euro MP in my first term, but I hear from colleagues with a longer stature that so much and clearly shifted to utmost law – in terms of content, views presented in debates – the European Parliament has not yet been put forward. There are many utmost voices, especially from the fresh groups in the EP, namely the Patriots for Europe and the Europe of the Sovereign Homeland. It is nationalistic and anti-European content, which may further weaken the feeling of belonging, among others, to the EU. The feeling that we are part of an organization that supports us both on a regular basis and – especially – in crisis situations.
Poland was against the Green Deal and the Restoration of Natural Resources – European projects key to minimising the catastrophic effects of climate change.And now we request help. This is awkward.
This situation should give thought to politicians from different sides of the political dispute, including the representatives of the largest organization that co-creates our Coalition on 15 October.
We have specified a tendency in politics that erstwhile there is simply a peculiar crisis, there are quite a few tough, determined words, and erstwhile water virtually and poorly falls, everyone deals with another subjects. This is an highly crucial thing, due to the fact that there is no indication that floods or another natural disasters will happen to us little frequently than before. For now, we are unable, as you can see, to reduce gas emissions, and our continent is heating up faster than the others. If we do not want to see specified images as we have seen in the Kłodzka Basin in fresh days, we request to look at this problem in the long word and with due seriousness, taking it into account in the Polish budget, as well as in the European Union budget for years after 2027.
Are your 3rd Way coalitions of opinion the same? I don't think so.
I find it hard to talk for our coalitions. I haven't seen them in Strasbourg yet. If I get a chance, I'll ask. due to the fact that saying that we have no influence on whether specified events will happen more frequently or little frequently is not true. And it is us politicians who are liable for preparing to counter them. We have differences of opinion, but I think that specified utmost situations should combine all liable politicians over divisions.
