HOW DOES THE INTEGRATED POLITICAL CRISIS RESPONSE (IPCR) MECHANISM WORK?

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The IPCR provides concrete tools

Decisions on possible EU action taken by Coreper, Council of the EU or European Council

MONITORING

Sharing of existing crisis reports

24/7 contact point

Analytical reports

Web platform to exchange & collect information

Crisis meeting with EU ambassadors or ministers

Proposals for EU action decided by European Council or the Council of the EU

INFORMATION-SHARING FULL ACTIVATION

3 OPERATIONAL MODES ARE AVAILABLE:

The IPCR mechanism can be activated

informal high- and working level roundtables

ISAA (Integrated Situational Awareness and Analysis) reports

IPCR web platform

IPCR 24/7 contact point

by the Presidency of the Council of the EU

by a member state invoking the solidarity clause (Article 222 TFEU)

inside or outside the EU

natural or man-made cross-sectoral disasters

When a crisis occurs

The Presidency coordinates the political response to a crisis by bringing together

Commission, EEAS and EU agencies

a�ected member states

other key stakeholders

General SecretariatCouncil of the European Union