The European Commission is preparing the European Union to face multiple simultaneous catastrophes, including fires, floods and hybrid threats. This concern arises in a context of growing complexity of risks affecting the European bloc.
The intensified preparation comes after a summer marked by an exceptionally early fire season, which overloaded national civil protection services in several Member States.
Brussels recognizes that catastrophes no longer arrive in isolation, requiring a more robust and coordinated response at European level to face crises that may coincide in time.
This new EU approach aims to strengthen joint response capacity and ensure that Member States can support each other when confronted with multiple emergencies at the same time.
