The President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, Marc Cools, has made the following statement:

“On behalf of the Congress, I express my solidarity with the people and authorities of Spain hit by devastating floods, and my condolences to the families and loved ones of the numerous victims.

“We follow the situation with the Spanish delegation to the Congress, and will pursue our established co-operation with the Spanish authorities at all levels to strengthen the resilience and preparedness of municipalities and regions in disaster management, in line with the approach promoted by the Congress in its Resolution 500(2024) and  Recommendation 510(2024) on local and regional responses to natural disasters and climate hazards”.