Europe is the continent that is warming the fastest.

Omissions

• The ranking applies to continents; the fastest-warming region on Earth is the Arctic (around 0.75°C per decade), as the same Copernicus source states — the claim is accurate only with the 'continent' qualifier.
• Europe's warming is more than twice the global average (≈2.5°C vs ≈1.3–1.4°C above pre-industrial), which the speech does not quantify; without the magnitude the statement is correct but less informative.
• The ESOTC 2025 report was published in April 2026, i.e. before the session date of 21 October 2026, so the MEP could have known it; the underlying warming trend described is long-standing (since the 1980s).

Sources

• PrimaryCopernicus Climate Change Service (ECMWF) — European State of the Climate 2025, 'Why is Europe warming so quickly?'Europe is the fastest-warming continent, warming more than twice as fast as the global average. Europe has warmed by around 2.5°C compared to pre-industrial... The fastest-warming region on Earth, however, is the Arctic, where temperatures are increasing by around 0.75°C per decade.
• PrimaryWorld Meteorological Organization — European State of the Climate 2025 press releaseECMWF and WMO report highlights impacts of climate change on people and biodiversity across the fastest-warming continent. The report shows a continuing trend of rapid warming across Europe's coldest regions – including in the Arctic and the Alps.
• PrimaryEuropean Commission (DG DEFIS) — 'Europe's warming accelerates beyond global trend, new Copernicus data shows'The latest Copernicus data outlines Europe's rising temperatures are speeding up the loss of snow and ice, alongside more frequent and severe ... In 2025, seas around Europe recorded their highest average surface temperature on record, the fourth year in a row to set a new high.
• SecondaryRoyal Meteorological Society — MetMatters, 'European State of the Climate 2025'Europe is now the fastest-warming continent on Earth, heating at roughly twice the global average since the 1980s.