Overview

• Victims’ leaders Rosa Álvarez and Mariló Gradolí, representing families of the 229 dead, are set to present their case to the Petitions Committee with a maximum 10‑minute intervention.
• The petition asks for an exhaustive inquiry into alleged deficiencies in applying the EU Floods Directive, climate adaptation measures, disability protections and victim care.
• Committee members will decide whether to keep the petition open, a step that would transfer the file to the Commission for assessment of potential EU law breaches.
• Ahead of the vote, the associations held technical meetings with DG Environment, DG ECHO and DG REGIO on flood‑risk management, civil protection mechanisms and channeling recovery funds.
• Sources indicate the European People’s Party intends to back the request, with Esteban González Pons speaking for the group, while the committee is chaired by Bogdan Rzónca.