Ursula von der Leyen pledges European plan to combat heat waves

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, announced Wednesday, September 16, that she would "soon present a European plan to combat heat waves." This announcement comes after a summer marked by record heat episodes in several countries across the continent, according to France 24.

According to details provided, the plan would aim to better prepare the European Union for the increasing frequency of extreme heat episodes, a phenomenon observed with unprecedented intensity in recent months. The Commission president did not, however, specify the precise timeline or exact details of the measures envisioned.

The subject was analyzed by Antoine Mariotti, international columnist at France 24, Caroline De Camaret, head of Europe coverage for the channel, and Jeanette Süß, political analyst at the French-German Relations Studies Committee at Ifri, who provided insights into the issues surrounding this announcement.

This initiative comes in a context where European authorities are regularly called upon to demonstrate their capacity to anticipate and manage the consequences of climate change, particularly heat waves that increasingly affect public health and the infrastructure of member states.