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EU households should supply basic supplies to survive at least 72 hours of crisis, proposed Brussels because the Russian War in Ukraine and darkening the geopolitical landscape caused a block to take new steps to increase its security.
Continuing conflict in Ukraine, Pandemie Covid-19, which brutally revealed lack of abilities of response to crisis and contradictory attitude of Trump's administration to Europe forced the continent Re -evaluate your vulnerability and increase defense and security expenses.
The new initiative comes when the European Intelligence Agency warns that Russia He could attack the EU Member State within three to five years and contribute to natural threats, including floods and fires impaired by climate change and social risks such as financial crisis.
Europe faced increased threats “including the possibility of armed aggression against Member States”, the European Commission warned on Wednesday because it published a 30-step plan for its 27 capitals to increase their readiness for crisis and alleviate.
“The new reality requires a new level of readiness in Europe,” said Ursula von der Leyen. “Our citizens, our Member States and our businesses need the right tools to act to prevent crises and respond quickly when the disaster hits.”
The Brussels Initiative, which includes both specific steps to take the executive and illegal proposals for national capitals, will borrow from long -term policies to a crisis in countries including Finland, Sweden and Belgium.
It is partially designed as a challenge to awakens for some capitals that lack the abilities of the crisis response.
In addition to the encouragement of “the public to take practical measures, such as maintaining basic supplies for at least 72 hours in an emergency,” the Commission proposes that the “EU crisis center” be determined to coordinate cross -border answers.
It also requires more “reserves of critical equipment and materials” and measures to ensure continuity of services such as health care, water supply and telecommunications in the event of conflict or disaster.
The initiative is followed by a warning of Saululi Nineinin! EU Equipment Report In October it was issued that Europe had been taken for granted since the end of the Cold War and was now vulnerable.
“We are facing the growing number of external security challenges and a growing number of hybrid attacks,” said Kaja Kallas, vice -chairman of the Commission for Foreign and Security Policy. “It is obvious that Europe must be stronger on all fronts and at all levels of society. It is always better to prevent crises than to deal with their consequences.”
