rescEU: en ny europæisk ordning til håndtering af naturkatastrofer
(WorldNews Denmark)

Today the European Commission has revealed ambitious new plans to strengthen Europe`s ability to deal with natural disasters. The proposal is a central part of President Juncker`s agenda of a Europe that protects. The initiative comes in light of more complex and frequent natural disasters that have seriously affected many European countries over recent years. A key part of the proposal is the creation of rescEU, a reserve at European level of civil protection capabilities such as aerial forest fighting planes, special water pumps, urban search and rescue and field hospitals and emergency medical teams. These will complement national assets and will be managed by the European Commission in...