US EditionValencia flood survivors share experiences with EU officials
- In Brussels on May 13, 2025, representatives from three groups advocating for those affected by the October 2024 Dana storm in Valencia held four meetings with EU officials.
- The meetings followed the submission of a €4.404 billion aid request by the Spanish government after environmental rules hindered basic riverbed maintenance, worsening the disaster.
- Victims blamed the right-wing regional government and Carlos Mazón for negligence and ignoring climate change, while EU leaders expressed support and pledged further contact.
- Roberta Metsola promised a “direct intervention” with the regional government and asked victims for detailed reports while emphasizing climate policy enforcement.
- The meetings revealed calls for strengthened EU climate action and oversight, and highlighted victims’ demands for compensation and psychological support after substantial losses.
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Von der Leyen promises DANA victims that he will "watch" the arrival of reconstruction aid and visit the affected area
Almost seven months after the DANA, the associations of those affected have travelled to Brussels this Tuesday to meet with the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, after quite some time demanding these meetings. Maria Dolores Gradoli Sandemetrio, president of the Association Víctimes DANA 29 October; Rosa María Álvarez, president of the Association Víctimes Mo…
Von der Leyen commits to DANA victims to review the EU emergency system
The president of the European Commission has met for more than an hour and a half with representatives of the three majority associations of relatives of victims of the DANA, who have valued their empathy very positively, and has pledged to visit them in ValenciaThe victims of the DANA in the European Parliament: "People have lost faith in politicians, and that is very dangerous" The Association of Victims of the Dana 29 d'Octubre of 2024, the A…
Spanish Flood Victims' Associations Blend Grief With Ideological Agenda
On May 13th, Ursula von der Leyen and Roberta Metsola met in Brussels with representatives of three victims’ associations linked to the flooding disaster resulting from the DANA (Isolated High-Level Depression) that struck Valencia on October 29th, 2024. The meeting, held at the request of the associations following von der Leyen’s visit to Valencia during the European People’s Party (EPP) Congress, served as the setting for the delivery of a le…
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