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The European Union must step up preparations for climate change risks, as a hotter planet threatens everything from farming to financial stability, the European Commission has said.

The Commission was responding to a stark report published on Monday by the European Environment Agency (EEA), which urged EU countries to prepare for "catastrophic" risks from worsening climate change.

The European Environment Agency (EEA) issued a stark warning today, as the European Union finds itself woefully unprepared to confront the escalating threats posed by climate change. The EEA, quoted by DPA and reported by BTA, highlighted the increasing dangers of extreme heat, forest fires, and severe floods, emphasizing that these perils are outpacing society's readiness to combat them.

The distance between Athens and Tokyo is more than 9,500 kilometers; that between Greece and Japan in terms of technological development may well be even greater, with the Asian country having enjoyed a clear lead for decades.

Only fog, fog that has to do with air pollution or "just" smog, has been an issue that has plagued Belgraders for days.

One day left until the Hellenic Forum for Science, Technology & Innovation begins.

In its annual report on air quality in Europe on Wednesday, the Copenhagen-based European Environment Agency (EEA) attributed the premature deaths of hundreds of thousands of Europeans to coal and biomass burning industries, power plants and household.