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Articoli Correlati: climate change - EU parliament priority - environment preservation

According to a new Eurobarometer survey that was commissioned by the European Parliament and conducted in October 2019, EU Citizens believe that the EU Parliament should face the struggle of climate change and environment preservation as its top priority on its schedule. This issue seems to be considered as pressing especially for young people. In total, 32% of Europeans point towards the fight against climate change and preserving the environment as the most important issue for MEPs to address. It is the most mentioned item in 11 member states, especially in Sweden (62%), Denmark (50%) and The Netherlands (46%). The Parliament President, David Maria Sassoli, at the opening of the UN COP25 climate change conference maintained that: “This survey shows very clearly that Europeans want action from the EU on combatting climate change. Yesterday in Strasbourg, the European Parliament approved a resolution declaring a climate and environmental emergency in Europe and globally. We are listening to our citizens and stressing the need to move beyond words to action”.