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Opinion number:
CDR-1934-2025
Status:
Przyjęte
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.
Impact
In its follow up, the European Commission welcomes the opinion and the CoR's overall support to the Preparedness Union strategy. It welcomes the Committee's views on population preparedness and the need to have risk-informed communities, the call for the regions to take an active role in prevention and preparedness to marine pollution and the view of prioritising dual-use capacities. It also acknowledges the urgency to counter disinformation and misinformation, and the fact that the media can play a role in providing information to the public about preparedness, including on EU policies, as well as the need for interoperability and seamless communication among systems, cross cutting all levels of government, especially before and during emergencies.
The Commission agrees with the Committee's views and calls on increased efforts to safeguard agricultural production, the importance of ensuring stockpiles of critical goods and vital societal functions during a crisis, and on the need for public authorities and industry to reinforce public-private partnerships to secure critical supplies and services. Moreover, it agrees that preparedness must include a robust social dimension to effectively protect people most at risk, that private sector involvement in resilience is essential for EU preparedness. It concurs with the Commitee on the importance of enhancing civil-military interaction without prejudice to the competence of Member States, and in full compliance with already established national structures and procedures, as well as on the need to strengthen the strategic reserve of European disaster response capabilities and stockpiles - rescEU. The Commission also agrees on the importance of integrating lessons learnt to improve preparedness and response. The Commission also briefly refers to various actions and measures already taken or underway to address these main issues.
Furthermore, the Commission takes note of the Committee's observation regarding the lack of a formal role of regions in the preparation, anticipation, prevention and response stages and of the CoR’s proposal to establish a formalised Local and Regional Authorities Preparedness Mandate.
The Commission agrees with the Committee's views and calls on increased efforts to safeguard agricultural production, the importance of ensuring stockpiles of critical goods and vital societal functions during a crisis, and on the need for public authorities and industry to reinforce public-private partnerships to secure critical supplies and services. Moreover, it agrees that preparedness must include a robust social dimension to effectively protect people most at risk, that private sector involvement in resilience is essential for EU preparedness. It concurs with the Commitee on the importance of enhancing civil-military interaction without prejudice to the competence of Member States, and in full compliance with already established national structures and procedures, as well as on the need to strengthen the strategic reserve of European disaster response capabilities and stockpiles - rescEU. The Commission also agrees on the importance of integrating lessons learnt to improve preparedness and response. The Commission also briefly refers to various actions and measures already taken or underway to address these main issues.
Furthermore, the Commission takes note of the Committee's observation regarding the lack of a formal role of regions in the preparation, anticipation, prevention and response stages and of the CoR’s proposal to establish a formalised Local and Regional Authorities Preparedness Mandate.
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.