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"The number of disasters has increased fivefold over the past 35 years. Disasters within Europe over the past 20 years have killed almost 90 000 people, affected more than 29 million, and caused EUR 211 billion in economic losses.
Disaster response measures need to be enhanced. It would mean a move away from the current
response to disasters, towards advance planning through the development of reference scenarios, mapping of Member States’ assets and contingency planning. The European Civil Protection Mechanism is bureaucratic in nature. The merging of the MIC and Echo crisis room and the creation of a genuine 24/7 emergency response centre which, in agreement with the Member States, would take decisions on the assets to be deployed in the event of a disaster in order to ensure an immediate and effective assistance to the victims, should be welcomed. The Commission should submit a proposal for an EU civil protection force based on the emergency response centre. The use of resources that are available in the Member States should be optimised for the common benefit. At the same time, the duplication of structures, effort or expenses should be avoided."@en1
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