Opening plenaire zitting Europees Parlement: steun voor Hongarije na giftige vloed (en)

At the opening of today's plenary session in Brussels, Parliament's President Jerzy Buzek i made reference to yesterday's flood of toxic waste in Hungary, the anniversary of the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya and the EP's support for abolition of the death penalty.

Mr Buzek first expressed the EP's sympathy to the Hungarian people following yesterday's release of toxic waste following a dam burst, which caused four deaths and over 300 injuries. He described it as "one of the worst disasters in the history of their country" and said "the European Parliament offers its full support and solidarity to Hungary in this difficult time."