MEPs visit flood zone | 1Limburg
Members of the European Parliament visited South Limburg on Monday. This week the delegation from Brussels will visit the places that were affected by the flooding in the summer of last year.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the MEPs will go to areas in Germany and Belgium.
Do not forget
In Limburg, talks were held on Monday with Governor Emile Roemer, provincial executives and a few mayors of severely affected municipalities in South Limburg. In Valkenburg, Mayor Daan Prevoo thought it was very important to speak to the five members of the European Parliament. “The moment the water leaves, the good plans also disappear and threaten to forget it. Because then it is of the retina,” says Prevoo.
Prevoo indicates that it would like to tell the story of the victims. “Because those votes do not reach Brussels”, according to the mayor
Climate Adoption Fund
Nevertheless, the committee members from Brussels did not come to Limburg empty-handed. Prior to the case of a climate adoption fund. “This means not only dealing with climate change, but also being able to deal with the changes, dealing with the water,” said Tom Berendsen, MEP.
Role of Brussels
According to Berendsen, cooperation in the euro region needs to be much better. influenced, the role of Brussels is very important according to him. “But it is not the case that Brussels is necessary to shape this cooperation between three countries. This has been done here ourselves for many years,” according to Berendsen.