ELi varude loomise strateegia: ELi materiaalse kriisivalmiduse suurendamine
Opinion factsheet
Sellel lehel
- Põllumajandus-, merendus- ja tarbijapoliitika
- Katastroofide ennetamine
- Rahvatervis
Opinion number:
CDR-3309-2025
Status:
Vastu võetud
Objective
The European Union’s stockpiling strategy provides clear guidance on material preparedness and crisis management. However, there are still several issues that need further review and clarification to make sure the strategy is implemented effectively. The development of a clear governance model is of paramount importance, one that explicitly defines the roles and responsibilities of the EU, national, regional and local levels, as well as the relevant sectors involved.
The CoR aims to make suggestions to strengthen the role of local and regional authorities is essential, define the roles of local and regional authorities and to clearly outline the tasks and responsibilities at the EU, national, regional and local levels, including tailored proposals as regards supply management, efficiency and resilience of supply chains, infrastructure maintenance and the development of crisis response capacities, including through the reinforcement of cross-border cooperation, etc.
The CoR aims to make suggestions to strengthen the role of local and regional authorities is essential, define the roles of local and regional authorities and to clearly outline the tasks and responsibilities at the EU, national, regional and local levels, including tailored proposals as regards supply management, efficiency and resilience of supply chains, infrastructure maintenance and the development of crisis response capacities, including through the reinforcement of cross-border cooperation, etc.
Essential points
THE EUROPEAN COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS (CoR)
- calls for EU stockpiling strategies to be designed and implemented on the basis of territorial needs assessments, ensuring that preparedness measures are adapted to local conditions and contribute to balanced crisis response across the Union;
- calls for an EU-wide digital monitoring system enabling real-time visibility of cross-border emergency stockpiles, expiry dates and distribution capacity;
- underlines the need for predictable and accessible EU funding to finance regional and local stockpiling capacity, infrastructure development and participation in EU-level initiatives;
- stresses the importance of the principle of subsidiarity and the need to respect Member States’ sovereignty and national security responsibilities. Underlines that EU-level stockpiling must function as a common European capacity based on solidarity and mutual support, but stresses that EU-level stockpiling should complement national and regional capacities, with clear criteria for activation, burden-sharing and replenishment;
- emphasises the necessity of a geographically balanced EU stockpiling network, taking into account accessibility, transport infrastructure, exposure to risks and disruptions, as well as the specific needs of remote, mountainous, island, border and outermost regions;
- underlines the need to ensure cross-border mobility during crises, guaranteeing that stockpiling infrastructure remains resilient, secure and accessible; stresses the importance of strengthening interoperability, substitutability and complementarity between civil and military assets, including dual-use infrastructure and joint stockpiles;
- calls on the Member States to promote preparedness culture at local and regional level to to fully involve their regions in the design and implementation of preparedness strategies and measures, in line with the principles of subsidiarity and multilevel governance; reiterates its call for regions to be involved at political level in cross-border preparedness planning.