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Preparatory Action on an EU rapid response capability - 2008
The EU Budgetary Authority has earmarked an amount of 4 million EUR in the budget of the European Union for 2008 aimed at covering a preparatory action on an EU rapid response capability, designed to respond immediately to critical needs arising from major disasters. It consists of establishing dedicated civil protection modules that Member States make available for European civil protection interventions and/or additional complementary capacities made available by the Monitoring and Information Centre (MIC) of the Community Civil Protection Mechanism, through standing arrangements with other parties.
By ensuring that key resources and essential equipment are on stand by during relevant periods, in line with scenarios for responding to major disasters, the preparatory action is intended to enhance Europe's collective preparedness for major disasters and paves the way for a EU civil protection Force.
The projects co funded under the Preparatory Action on an EU rapid response capability should take into account the resolutions of the European Parliament on the fight against natural disasters and the 2008 Communication from the Commission on reinforcing the European Union's disaster response capacity.
Financing decision
Results of the Call for Proposals
The Call for Proposals which was published in the Official Journal of the European Union of 3 June 2008 (2008/C135), led to the submission of 15 proposals. Following the call for proposals, 5 projects were approved, which will receive 3 millions euros.
The 5 co-funded projects are led by 5 different Member States (Estonia, Germany, France, Italy, and Czech Republic), with partners from 9 different Member States. The projects will consist in deploying on site dedicated civil protection modules consisting of key resources and equipment. The projects will be implemented between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2010 and are intended to test more specifically the deployment on site of a rapid response capability in the field of civil protection.
The projects receiving Community funding are the following:
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Objective |
Establishment of multinational flood response capability
(led by the Estonian Rescue Board, Estonia)
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Module(s): High capacity pumping consisting of joint national capacities of the 3 Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)
Presentation
Update 23.09.09 |
European Technical Assistance
(led by The Johanniter, Germany) |
Module(s): Technical Assistance Support Team led by The Johanniter.
Associated Beneficiary from other countries: Cyprus Civil Defence (CY)
Presentation
Update 23.09.09 |
EU Rapid Response Capability 7
(led by Ministère de l'Intérieur et e l'Aménagement du Territoire, France) |
Module(s): High capacity pumping, water purification, Heavy urban search and rescue, aerial forest fire fighting module using airplanes, advanced medical post, field hospital, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear detection and sampling (CBRN), search and rescue in CBRN conditions, land forest fire fighting module.
Associated beneficiaries from other countries: Direction Générale de la Sécurité Civile Belge (BE), Direccion General de Proteccion Civil y Emergencias (ES), General Secretary for Greek Civil Protection (EL), General Direction of Italian Civil Protection (IT), Autoridade Nacional de Proteccao Civil (PT), Maltese Civil Protection Department (MT)
Presentation
Update 23.09.09 |
Increase Capability of the Czech Urban and Rescue Team
(led by Ministry of Interior – General Directorate of the Fire and Rescue Service of the Czech Republic ) |
Module(s): Heavy Urban search and rescue consisting of national capacity.
Presentation
Update 23.09.09 |
PISARTE
(led by Gruppo di Chirurgia per Interventi di Protezione Civile, Italy) |
Module(s): Advanced Medical Post with surgery, medium search and rescue.
Presentation
Update 23.09.09
Update 23.09.09
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