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The following video by Hadja Lahbib, a woman who’s name I’d never heard of until I saw this bizarre video, (which is genuine and NOT a parody):
It is surreal – what the people in the ‘European Union’ bubble get up to….?
https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/video/I-269965
https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/video/I-269293
https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/corporateplayer/index.html?video=I-269293
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/api/files/document/print/en/ip_25_856/IP_25_856_EN.pdf
European Commission – Press release
EU Preparedness Union Strategy to prevent and react to emerging threats and crises
Brussels, 26 March 2025
Today the Commission and High Representative launch the Preparedness Union Strategy to support Member States and enhance Europe’s capability to prevent and respond to emerging threats.
It comes as the European Union is facing increasingly complex crises and challenges that cannot be ignored. From growing geopolitical tensions and conflicts, hybrid and cybersecurity threats, foreign information manipulation and interference, to climate change and increasing natural disasters, the EU needs to be ready to protect its citizens and the key societal functions that are crucial for democracy and daily life.
Concretely, the Strategy includes 30 key actions and a detailed Action Plan to advance the Preparedness Union’s objectives, as well as developing a ‘preparedness by design culture’ across all EU policies.
President Ursula von der Leyen said: “New realities require a new level of preparedness in Europe. Our citizens, our Member States, and our businesses need the right tools to act both to prevent crises and to react swiftly when a disaster hits. Families living in flood zones should know what to do when the waters rise. Early warning systems can prevent regions hit by wildfires from losing precious time. Europe stands ready to support Member States and trusted partners in the neighbourhood to save lives and livelihoods.”
Protecting Europe’s Essential Societal Functions:
Develop minimum preparedness criteria for essential services such as hospitals, schools, transport, and telecommunications.
Enhance the stockpiling of critical equipment and materials.
Enhance climate adaptation and availability of critical natural resources such as water.
Encourage the public to adopt practical measures, such as maintaining essential supplies for a minimum of 72 hours in emergencies.
Integrate preparedness lessons into school curricula and introduce an EU Preparedness Day.
Establish an EU Crisis Hub to improve integration among existing EU crisis structures.
Conduct regular EU-wide preparedness exercises, uniting armed forces, civil protection, police, security, healthcare workers, and firefighters.
Facilitate dual-use investments.
Develop a comprehensive risk and threat assessment at EU level, helping prevent crises such as natural disasters or hybrid threats.
Create a public-private Preparedness Taskforce.
Formulate emergency protocols with businesses to ensure rapid availability of essential materials, goods, and services, and secure critical production lines.
Work with strategic partners like NATO on military mobility, climate and security, emerging technologies, cyber, space, and the defence industry.
Overall by taking a proactive approach to preparedness, the EU aims to build a more resilient and secure continent, better equipped to face the challenges of the 21st century.
The Niinistö Report on Preparedness and Readiness of the EU concluded that strengthening Europe’s civilian and military preparedness and readiness to address today’s growing security challenges – in health, migration, technology security, climate, defence or the economy – is a matter of urgency. The report called for a profound change of mindset, and a shift in the way we understand and prioritise preparedness across the European Union. It also recognised that preparedness is not only a national responsibility but a shared European endeavour requiring stronger role for the Union in coordinating and supporting Member States in this area.
The Strategy therefore focusses on an integrated all-hazards approach, a whole-of-government approach, which brings together all relevant actors, across all levels of government (local, regional, national, and EU) and a whole-of-society approach, bringing together citizens, local communities and civil society, businesses and social partners as well as the scientific and academic communities.
Moreover, working closely with Member States, the Union has the ability to face future crises – and can deliver substantial and effective solutions for citizens and societies. The events and risks the European Union went through in the last years, and the strong and efficient response to the COVID- 19 pandemic – demonstrated how the close cooperation between the European Union and the Member States allows for better outcomes for people and societies.
Joint Communication on Preparedness Union Strategy
Annex of the Joint Communication on Preparedness Union Strategy Questions and answers
Thursday, Mar 27th 2025 9PM 7°C 12AM 8°C 5-Day Forecast
Published: 11:32, 26 March 2025 | Updated: 16:58, 26 March 2025
The European Union is pushing for every household in the 27-nation bloc to have a three-day survival kit ready in case of war or natural disasters.
EU crisis management commissioner Hadja Lahbib said the proposals will be formally presented today as part of a broader ‘preparedness strategy’.
Brussels is hoping to ensure every citizen is equipped for 72 hours of self-sufficiency amid the growing threat of continental conflict breaking out.
EU citizens will be told to stock up on a dozen key items, including matches, ID documents in a waterproof punch, bottled water, energy bars and a flashlight, as part of their ‘resilience’ kit.
European leaders have said the invasion of Ukraine could soon break out into a ‘global’ war.
Some Scandinavian countries have already stepped up their preparation by distributing war survival guides.
The EU has now joined such efforts following a landmark report from Finland‘s former president Sauli Niinisto last year on strengthening Europe’s civilian and military preparedness.
Lahbib told AFP: ‘Knowing what to do in case of danger, gaming out different scenarios, that’s also a way to prevent people from panicking.
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European leaders have said the invasion of Ukraine could soon break out into a ‘global’ war
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‘The Russians have globalized the war in Ukraine,’ French President Emmanuel Macron said last month
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EU leaders believe Vladimir Putin could march further into Europe if Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is successful
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‘All of this comes in addition to national strategies.’
This will ensure panic does not set in if disaster strikes, she added, recalling shelves being raided clean of toilet paper in the early days of the pandemic.
In a letter to EU chief Ursula von der Leyen, three lawmakers from the European Parliament’s centrist group Renew urged the commission to go further by sending a handbook to every household in the bloc on preparing for ‘various crises, from potential conflict to climate disasters, pandemics and cyberthreats.’
EU leaders believe Vladimir Putin could march further into Europe if Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is successful.
‘The Russians have globalized the war in Ukraine,’ French President Emmanuel Macron said last month.
‘There’s a conflict in Ukraine, in which Russians, as a matter of fact, have made things global.
‘Will [the war] be limited to this theater? Let’s hope so.’
France is preparing to issue a survival manual to all households advising how to defend the republic in case of an invasion.https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/html_modules/DeepDive/recirc_modules/Nuke_Recirc/index.html
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EU crisis management commissioner Hadja Lahbib said the proposals will be formally presented today as part of a broader ‘preparedness strategy’
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A Russian Navy frigate fires a Zircon (Tsirkon) hypersonic anti-ship missile during drills
It will also have instructions around creating a survival kit, including directives to stock up on six litres of water, canned food, batteries and basic medical supplies.
Norweigan officials are also preparing through mass evacuation drills for citizens in some of the nation’s most northern towns, with citizens already provided with survival guides.
Swedes have been given pamphlets titled: ‘If Crisis or War Comes’ while Finland has warned its citizens to prepare ‘for incidents and crises‘.
Last summer, Danish officials warned people about the amount of water, food and medicine necessary to get through three days of crisis.
