EU Parliament chief warns of mass migration due to Africa food crisis

Euractiv | Sep 1, 2022 at 8:42 AM
  • “we are not being fast enough in addressing what is really around the corner, and a very harsh winter will hit everyone in terms of growing crises”, notes Metsola, arguing that it is necessary to “avoid populist rhetoric that immediately starts to bring political instability”.
  • At a time when several EU countries, like Italy, are preparing to head to the polls, the leader of the European assembly wants to “analyse the elections (that will take place) in the coming weeks and months and what that will produce”.
  • Metsola also called for a “constructive pro-European centre” to be set up in the coming months.