Civil Protection in the EU - the Community

Mechanism

Tine Weiss Thorsøe, DEMA

Zagreb, 15 September 2011

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Outline

• European Civil Protection – main developments

• Brief overview – the legal framework

• Components of the Civil Protection Mechanism

• Request and response system

• How can I participate in the Mechanism?

• Developments and future challenges

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Sep 11 2001

Community Mechanism

CommunityAction Programme

Timeline and Legal framework

1999-2000 Incredible succession of disasters Political declarations on the lack of

effectiveness of the international aid

1999-2006 Action Programme

SEP 2000 Commission’s proposal for the Mechanism

OCT 2001 Adoption of the Council decision on the Mechanism

2002 First Mechanism emergency (Czech Republic, floods)

2007 Financial Instrument and Recast of Mechanism

2011 Status: More than 180 Mechanism emergencies since 2002

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Civil Protection Mechanism

• The main role of the Community Mechanism for Civil Protection is to facilitate co-operation in civil protection assistance interventions in the event of major emergencies, which may require urgent response actions.

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Mechanism tools – The MIC Monitoring and Information Centre

• Situated in Brussels/operational 24/7

• A “one stop shop” for civil protection assistance

• Collect, compile and disseminate information and requests

• Facilitate coordination of interventions

• Facilitation of transport(pooling, grants, broker)

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Mechanism tools - CECIS Common Emergency Communication and Information System

• Secure communication lines

• Facilitate information exchange

• Database (resources/modules)

• National points of contact

• National transport regulations

• NOT a tool for field personnel (yet)

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MICRequest

MIC

Response Yes/No

Disaster

Compiled offer

MIC SelectionMS

All MS informed

MSAvailibility?

Direct contact

Disaster

On Site coordination

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Within the EU Outside the EU

LEMA

EU team EU teamNational

Team

LEMA

OSOCC

UN teamEU teamEU team UN team

MIC

OCHA

How can I participate in the Mechanism?

• Training programme( Team Leader, Deputy Team Leader, Liason Officer, Administrator, 24H contact point staff member)

• Further training as Module key personnel

• Participate in EU-Exercises

• Workshops, seminars, pilot projects

• Exchange of experts programme

• Civil Protection Forum (26-28 June 2012 – tentative date)

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EU Training Courses’ Overview

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The future…

• Revision of the legal framework (2011-2012)

• Further development of:

- Lessons learnt programme- Host nation support- Modules- ??

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More information?

Movie - ”Coping in a crisis - Europe’s Civil Protection”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fDVuOZXJgEhttp://www.tvlink.org/

European Commission:http://ec.europa.eu/echo/civil_protection/civil/index.htm

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Tine Weiss Thorsøe: twt@brs.dk