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European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations

List of EU-supported civil protection exercises

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Civil protection exercise in Thailand.
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2020 - 2019 - 2018 - 2017 - 2016 - 2015 - 2014 - 2013 - 2012 - 2011 - 2010

Name Time/Place Scenario Organiser(s) Other participants Further information
2020
EU-CHEM-REACT 2 September 2020, Lviv, Ukraine CBRN International Center for Chemical Safety and Security - ICSS
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Call 2018

EU contribution € 748.981

EU financing rate: 85%

SIQUAKE 2020

May 2020, Ljubjana, Slovenia

Earthquake

Administration of the Slovenian Republic for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief (URSZR)

  Call 2018

EU contribution € 930.130

EU financing rate: 85%

2019
IRONORE 2019 September 2019, Eisenerz, Styria, Austria Earthquake Austrian Red Cross   Call 2018

EU contribution € 779.788

EU financing rate: 85%

CASCADE 2019

May 2019, Portugal

Multirisk scenario

Autoridade Nacional de Proteccao Civil

  Call 2017

EU contribution € 995.501

EU financing rate: 85%

2018
RIWATEREX October 2018, Madrid, Spain Flooding - Dams failures -CBRN Dirección General de Protección Civil y Emergencias   Call 2017

EU contribution € 429.238

EU financing rate: 85%

EU-CHEM-REACT

September 2018, Lviv, Ukraine

CBRN

International Center for Chemical Safety and Security - ICSS

  Call 2016

EU contribution € 551.130

EU financing rate: 85%

Balex Delta

August 2018, Karlskrona, Sweden

Marine pollution

Swedish Coast Guard

  Call 2016

EU contribution € 807.500

EU financing rate: 85%

NEIFLEX

June 2018, Venice region, Italy

Flooding

Proteccione Civile Italy

  Call 2015

EU contribution € 999.687

EU financing rate: 85%

Adriatic

May 2018, Split, Croatia

Marine pollution

National Protection and Rescue Directorate (DUZS)

 

Call 2016

EU contribution € 610.448

EU financing rate: 85%

EU-AL SEIMEEX

April 2018, Bouira, Algeria

Earthquake

Direction Générale de la Sécurité Civile et de la Gestion des Crises (DGSCGC)

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Call 2016

EU contribution € 792.622

EU financing rate: 85%

2017
SVAROG 2017 November 2017, Cavtat area, Croatia Forest Fire & Earthquake National Protection and Rescue Directorate (DUZS)
North Macedonia
Call 2016

EU contribution € 320.817

EU financing rate: 85%

SCOPE

September 2017, Langesund, Norway

Marine pollution

Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA)

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Call 2016

EU contribution € 996.194

EU financing rate: 85%

EU Richter Caraibes 2017

March-April 2017, Martinique

Earthquake and tsunami

Direction Générale de la Sécurité Civile et de la Gestion des Crises (DGSCGC)

 

Call 2015

EU contribution € 812.009

EU financing rate : 85%

2016
TRIPLEX 2016 September 2016, southern Norway Flood and hurricane Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB)   Call 2015

EU contribution € 998.099

EU financing rate : 85%

EUrban Water Aid 2016 April 2017, River Tisza in North-Eastern Hungary flood Ministry of Interior, National Directorate General for Disaster Management   Call 2015

EU contribution € 530.580

EU financing rate : 85%

EU MEFF 2017 March–April 2017, Middle East forest fire Direction Générale de la Sécurité Civile et de la Gestion des Crises (DGSCGC)   Call 2015

EU contribution € 629.531

EU financing rate : 85%

2015
EUR15 29 February 2016 to 3 March 2016 large scale incident in the rural area The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority

UK National Disaster Victim Identification Unit

Call 2014

EU contribution € 999.999

EU financing rate : 54%

EU SEQUANA 2015 7 to 18 March 2016 major flood in Paris region Préfecture de Police - Secrétariat général de la zone de défense et de sécurité de Paris

l’Institut national des hautes études de la sécurité et de la justice (INHESJ)

Call 2014

EU contribution € 739.692

EU financing rate : 80%

MIRGEX 21-22 April 2015, Belgian waters large scale incident in the North Sea Veiligheidsregio Zeeland   Call 2015

EU contribution € 999.872,74

EU financing rate : 82%

WESTSUNAMI 2015 November 2015, Spain and Morocco Earthquake and tsunami Dirección General de Protección Civil y Emergencias / Ministerio del Interior   Call 2014

EU contribution € 308.833,48

EU financing rate : 85%

2014
MURA 2015 May 2015, border area between Croatia, Austria and Slovenia flood Croatia-National Protection and Rescue Directorate   Call 2013

EU contribution € 416.248,96

EU financing rate : 85%

HARBOREX15 May 2015, South Harbour/Sjursøya area in Oslo, Norway Multi- dimentional incident at Harbour Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB)
Norway
  Call 2013

EU contribution € 985.028

EU financing rate : 85%

2014
EU CoordEX 2014 April 2014, Helsinki flood Emergency Services College / Crisis Management Centre Finland   Call 2012

EU contribution € 279.946,00

EU financing rate : 85%

EU PROMETHEUS 2014 December 2013 – May 2014, wildfire followed by a technological accident in a populated area

General Secretariat for Civil Protection

  Call 2012

EU contribution € 911.832,00

EU financing rate : 85%

2013
CURIEX

05-07 November 2013

Caceres, Spain

Nuclear accident Spanish General Directorate of Civil Portection and Emergencies  

Call 2012

EU financing rate 85%

EU contribution:
€ 499.712,00

TRIPLEX

28 September - 04 October 2013

Border areas between Denmark and Germany

Floods generating a refugee flow into neighbouring countries Danish Emergency Management Agency, DEMA

UN organizations and NGOs

Call 2012

EU financing rate 85%

EU contribution:
€ 595.029,00

TWIST

(Tidal wave in southern Tyrrhenian sea)

October 2013

southern Campania, Basilicata
and northern
Calabria regions

tsunami Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Italian Department of Civil Protection   Call 2011

EU contribution € 977.230,00

EU financing rate : 85%

All partner countries are members of the NEAMTWS - North Eastern Atlantic & Mediterranean Tsunami Warning System

EU TARANIS 2013 27-29 June 2013, Austria floods Austrian Red Cross Regional Branch of Salzburg   Call 2011

EU contribution € 974.324,00

EU financing rate : 82,88%

2012
BALEX DELTA 2012 28-31 Aug 2012, Gulf of Finland marine pollution Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) HELCOM countries, EMSA Call 2011

EU contribution € 552.737,00

EU financing rate : 85%

EU COMMAND POST 2012 Nov 2012 (tbc), South France Major earthquake and tsunami in Mediterranean basin multiple MS affected simultaneously General Directorate for Civil Protection and Crisis Management, Ministère de l'Intérieur, de l'Outremer et des Collectivités Territoriales,   Call 2011

EU contribution € 348.584,00

EU financing rate : 85%

2011
EU CARPATHEX 2011 13-16 September 2011, Podkarpackie Region (Nowa Deba, Rzeszow, Tarnobrzerg)
Poland
CBRN incident during high visibility event (like EURO 2012) The State Fire Service of Poland   Call 2010

EC contribution:
€ 266,585.00

EC financing rate: 85 %
website www.eucarpathex2011.pl

POSEIDON 4-5 April Region of Crete (Greece) Tsunami Region of Crete, Direction of Civil Protection

Kountorioti square GR - 71305 Heraklion

(NGO and company)

(National Competent Authority)

Call 2008-2

EC contribution:
€ 535,462.00

EC financing rate: 75 %

EU RICHTER 2011 France Earthquake Ministère de l'Intérieur, de l'Outre-mer et des Collectivités Territoriales, Direction de la Sécurité Civile
87-95 Quai du Docteur Dervaux F-92600 Asniéres/Seine
  Call 2009

EC contribution:
€ 595,372.00

EC financing rate: 85 %

EU CREMEX 2011 Estonia CBRN Estonia   Call 2009

EC contribution:
€ 825,827.00

EC financing rate: 84,99 %

2010
EVROS 26-31 May 2010
Greece
Flooding Evros Prefecture Karaoli & Dimitrioustreet, 40 GR - 68100 Alexandroupolis

(National Competent Authority)

Call 2008-2

EC contribution:
€ 459,989.00

EC financing rate: 75 %

EU Command Post 31 May - 3 June 2010

Aude Prefecture
France

earthquake Ministère de l'Intérieur, de l'Outremer et des Collectivités Territoriales, Direction de la Sécurité Civile

87-95 Quai du Docteur Dervaux

F-92600 Asnières/Seine

  Call 2008-1

EC contribution:
€ 296,527.00

EC financing rate: 75 %

ORION 6-10 September 2010 United Kingdom Earthquake Hertfordshire Fire & Rescue Authority Old London Road Hertford SG13 7LD UK   www.orion2010.co.uk

Call 2008-2

EC contribution:
€ 953,900.00

EC financing rate: 70 %

EU TEREX Tuscany (Italy) Earthquake Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile Via Ulpiano, 11,
I - 00193 Roma
  http://www.protezionecivile.it

Call 2008-2

EC contribution:
€ 864,225.00

EC financing rate: 75 %

EU SISMICAEX 3-5 November 2010 Extremadura (Spain) Earthquake CBRN Dirección general de justicia e interior, Centro de Urgencias y Emergencias 112 Extremadura Paseo de Roma s/n ES-06800 Mérida   Call 2008-2

EC contribution:
€ 260,126.00

EC financing rate: 75 %

Civil protection exercise in Thailand. © European Union/ECHO 2013 Hua Hin, Thailand