Ευρωπαϊκή στρατηγική για την Ένωση Ετοιμότητας
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- Γεωργική πολιτική, Θαλάσσια πολιτική και πολιτική καταναλωτών
- Πρόληψη καταστροφών
- Δημόσια υγεία
- Κλιματική αλλαγή και ενέργεια
- Πολιτική για την κλιματική αλλαγή
- Ενεργειακή πολιτική της ΕΕ
- Πολιτική Συνοχής
- Εδαφική συνοχή
- Συνταγματικές και θεσμικές υποθέσεις
- Παραπληροφόρηση
- Οικονομία και δημοσιονομικά θέματα
- Πολυετές δημοσιονομικό πλαίσιο (ΠΔΠ)
- Εκπαίδευση και πολιτισμός
- Εκπαίδευση
- Απασχόληση και κοινωνική πολιτική
- Δημογραφική αλλαγή
Opinion number:
CDR-1934-2025
Status:
Εγκρίθηκε
Objective
The need for a Preparedness strategy
We must be prepared so that we can anticipate, plan and respond. Moreover, we must be not just prepared but also be aware of the threats and risks lying ahead.
Approach of the strategy
An integrated all-hazards approach, which covers the full spectrum of risks and threats; a whole-of-government approach, which brings together all relevant actors, across all levels of government; and an approach that includes and involves the whole of society. Local and regional authorities spend a lot of time thinking ahead, identifying risks so that we can plan preemptively. It is therefore essential that we contribute to EU preparedness in terms of establishing the definition, approach, objectives and measures.
Involvement of LRAs in the strategy
It is essential that local and regional authorities be actively involved in establishing and developing the EU’s crisis preparedness strategy, as they are the ones who are on the ground and closest to the public, who have first-hand knowledge of weaknesses and who have to implement strategies. Therefore, they are best placed to identify risks, take concrete measures and mobilise resources immediately.
We must be prepared so that we can anticipate, plan and respond. Moreover, we must be not just prepared but also be aware of the threats and risks lying ahead.
Approach of the strategy
An integrated all-hazards approach, which covers the full spectrum of risks and threats; a whole-of-government approach, which brings together all relevant actors, across all levels of government; and an approach that includes and involves the whole of society. Local and regional authorities spend a lot of time thinking ahead, identifying risks so that we can plan preemptively. It is therefore essential that we contribute to EU preparedness in terms of establishing the definition, approach, objectives and measures.
Involvement of LRAs in the strategy
It is essential that local and regional authorities be actively involved in establishing and developing the EU’s crisis preparedness strategy, as they are the ones who are on the ground and closest to the public, who have first-hand knowledge of weaknesses and who have to implement strategies. Therefore, they are best placed to identify risks, take concrete measures and mobilise resources immediately.
Essential points
THE EUROPEAN COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS (CoR)
considers EU preparedness to be imperative and to be addressed with urgency integrating all levels of government, the public and private sector, and society;
believes that EU preparedness is undeniably linked to its security and the whole of society approach; there is no freedom without security;
regrets the lack of a formal, mandatory role for LRAs in the strategy and calls on the Commission to assess existing legislation and establish new measures to tailor EU preparedness to the needs of the various authorities involved, prioritising local and regional levels;
calls for the creation of a European Network for Regions Affected by Disasters to pool prevention, anticipation, response and recovery measures, where past and current experiences are shared in order to prevent and anticipate risks and hazards that threaten all parts of the EU;
stresses the importance of reducing strategic dependencies by building more independent and resilient systems for energy production, supply of critical goods, and secure digital and communication infrastructure;
calls for the strategy to include binding minimum standards and earmarked funding to ensure the protection of vulnerable groups, including the elderly, in all preparedness plans, from early warning systems to evacuation and recover;
believes in incorporating the principles of mutual resilience and dual use into all EU policy initiatives; calls for a structured and institutionalised strategy for coordinated civilian and military investment based on capabilities to ensure that such investments equally reinforce civil protection and societal resilience alongside military preparedness;
calls for the establishment of a comprehensive communication system with the aim of providing continuous, secure and seamless communication among all the players involved and between them and the public.