{"id":36189,"date":"2024-09-18T09:34:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T13:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/eu-commission-president-to-visit-polish-flood-hit-area-on-thursday\/18\/09\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-09-18T09:34:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T13:34:31","slug":"eu-commission-president-to-visit-polish-flood-hit-area-on-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/eu-commission-president-to-visit-polish-flood-hit-area-on-thursday\/18\/09\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Commission president to visit Polish flood-hit area on Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is set to visit Poland&#8217;s flood-hit areas on Thursday at the invitation of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, the commission said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Von der Leyen will visit &#8220;the area at risk in Wroc\u0142aw to assess the situation created by the recent heavy floods and rains that have hit Poland,&#8221; a spokeswoman said in a press briefing.<\/p>\n<p>Poland is one of several EU member states in Central and Eastern Europe grappling with the fallout from historic flooding since last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert and Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer are expected to join the meeting.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 531px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/JsvgwGHttcS25ngv4eCMrg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE2MDA7aD0xMDYy\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/dpa_international_526\/c86cb113730e9ffcbefb9d3abc9bae8d\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presents her new Commission to media representatives during a press conference after the Conference of Presidents. 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