EU: a world leader in helping those affected by crises
(WorldNews Environment)

When countries face natural disasters such as forest fires, floods and earthquakes or are in need of emergency assistance due to other crises, the EU has a range of funding and emergency response tools to help. Within the European Union: helping citizens and Member States at home EU Civil Protection Mechanism When national capacities to respond to natural disasters are surpassed, European countries often show solidarity by sending assistance in the form of equipment, experts and assets such as planes or vehicles, during the emergency response phase. This is done through the EU`s Civil Protection Mechanism, which has been put into action a record 8 times this summer to help countries affected...