Opinion
Vedtaget on 20/03/2020
Reference:
ECO/515-EESC-2020-01536-00-01-PAC-TRA Referral:
COM(2020) 113 final 2020/0043 CODGeneral Rapporteur:
Bernd SCHLÜTER (Diversity Europe - GR III)
The proposal is intended to introduce some targeted changes to Council Decision No 1313/2013/EU on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM), under which the European Union supports, coordinates and supplements the action of Member States in the field of civil protection to prevent, prepare for and respond to natural and man-made disasters within and outside the Union. The proposal acknowledges that disaster prevention efforts are crucial to limit the need for crisis and emergency support.