Newly elected and re-elected MEPs will begin their mandate in Brussels, where they will form the European Parliament's committees before a well-deserved summer break. They may wind down somewhere by the coast or enjoy a mocktail on the beach.
As they navigate the busy corridors and currents of parliamentary sessions, do the EU's new policymakers sense the profound environmental changes simmering beneath the surface?
The European Environment Agency has declared the risks to coastal and marine ecosystems the most serious for the continent, signalling the highest urgency to take action. Europe is already experiencing sea level rise and record heat, ...
