Athens, Aug 12 (FN Agency) Mediterranean countries should coordinate their efforts in fighting climate change effects and agree on a declaration setting common environmental goals, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday. Pointing to Greece’s struggle with wildfires over the past week, the prime minister said Algeria, Italy and Turkey were faced with the same crisis this summer as a result of an unexpected intense heatwave.
Mitsotakis believes the record temperatures in the region were a direct consequence of climate change. The Med7 group, also known as EU Med, includes the seven EU member states located in the Mediterranean region. Greece, Cyprus, Malta, France, Spain, Italy and Portugal convene an annual summit to discuss regional developments. In June, Croatia and Slovenia, which both have Mediterranean coastline, officially asked to join the alliance.