EU Environment Committee to Question Commissioners and Ministry Officials over Water Pollution
November 14, 2024
Brussels – The European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI) has announced that it will hold a hearing on November 28th to question the European Commissioners and officials from the German Environment Ministry over the recent water pollution scandal.
The hearing is being held in response to allegations that the Ministry and its officials have been covering up evidence of water contamination in several German rivers and lakes. The allegations have prompted widespread outrage and calls for accountability.
According to the committee’s chair, Pascal Canfin (Renew Europe), the hearing is crucial to shed light on the extent of the alleged cover-up and to determine the role of the Commission and the German government in the matter.
“The allegations against the German Environment Ministry are very serious and raise fundamental questions about the integrity of our water resources and the ability of our institutions to protect them,” said Canfin.
“The ENVI Committee will use all its powers to get to the bottom of this scandal and to ensure that those responsible are held accountable.”
The committee has already invited European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius, and German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke to testify at the hearing. Several other senior officials from both the Commission and the Ministry are also expected to be called before the committee.
The hearing will be live-streamed on the European Parliament’s website. Members of the public are encouraged to watch the proceedings and follow the investigation into this matter.
Kommissionsvorsitzender und Beamte des Umweltministeriums sollen aussagen
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