According to Copernicus drought monitoring data, drought conditions worsened in June 2026 and reached alert level in Germany, France, and Hungary.

Omissions

• The EDO wording describes alert conditions that 'worsened' in Hungary, Romania, France and Germany during the June 2026 bulletin period, which is slightly different from the claim's phrasing that alert-level drought 'developed' (alakult ki) in these countries; the claim is otherwise consistent with the source.
• The EDO bulletin referenced covers the second ten-day period of June 2026; the exact publication date of that bulletin could not be retrieved from the search snippets, though the data period itself (June 2026) is on or before the session date of 2026-07-08.
• One corroborating JRC news article ('Worsening drought and record heat grip Europe', published 2026-08-12) was published after the session date and describes later developments; it is cited only as context, not as evidence the MEP could have known at the time.
• Social media posts by @CopernicusEU and @EUJointResearchCentre corroborating the drought situation were excluded in line with source rules.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Drought Observatory (JRC / Copernicus EMS) – Current drought situation in EuropeAlert conditions persisted in Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, and in the Baltic Sea region and worsened in Hungary, Romania, France, Germany. The page includes the bulletin 'Drought in Europe - June 2026 - 2nd ten-day period' (© EU).
• PrimaryCopernicus Climate Change Service – Precipitation, relative humidity, soil moisture and river flow, June 2026In June 2026, much of western Europe and large parts of central and eastern Europe experienced drier-than-average conditions; areas are described as being under drought warning or alert conditions 'according to the European Drought Observatory as being under drought warning or alert conditions early in the month'.
• PrimaryEuropean Commission Joint Research Centre – 'Worsening drought and record heat grip Europe'A prolonged poor rainfall combined with recurrent and severe heatwaves is worsening drought conditions across Europe; according to EDO, half (50%) of the EU and the UK is under drought at some level of intensity (watch, warning and alert) with 9% under alert. (Published after the session date; corroborates the worsening drought trend that began in June 2026.)