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Presenting the Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Policy of the European Union

Presenting the Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Policy of the European Union

Abstract

Aim: The article aims to present the humanitarian aid and civil protection policy of the European Union; examines the COVID–19 situation and evaluates the effectiveness of the measures taken in response to the pandemic caused by the virus.
Methodology: It analyses future development needs and opportunities in terms of prevention, preparedness and response. In order to accomplish this, in addition to analysing the infographic figures and data on the original website of the European Union, the authors studied the daily reports of the European Directorate-General for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid, as well as reports of the European Commission.
Findings: The data show that the European Union is providing global assistance through its civil protection mechanism, even in the epidemiological situation of COVID–19 – all during a time when the coronavirus has affected all EU Member States simultaneously, regardless of time and place.
Value: The shortcomings of its collective co-operation in the first year of the crisis confirmed the need to increase the effectiveness of efforts to address the threats, to strengthen and develop the willingness, capabilities and capacities of the Member States to provide assistance.

Keywords

European Union, EU humanitarian aid and civil protection policy, COVID-19, crisis management
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