European Commission encouraging people to take ‘proactive measures to prepare for crises’
The plans are likely to provoke a mixed response from EU member states, who perceive threats in different ways. Photograph: Getty ImagesPeople in the EU are being advised to stockpile enough food, water and essentials for 72 hours as part of a European strategy that aims to increase readiness for catastrophic floods and fires, pandemics and military attacks.
“We are saying to member states: 72 hours of self-sufficiency is what we recommend,” said European commissioner for crisis management Hadja Lahbib. Asked about what citizens should stockpile, she referred to a video on her social media, in which she presents an emergency bag.The strategy was devised to ensure better EU co-ordination and public awareness in response to potential risks, such as extreme weather exacerbated by the climate crisis, pandemics, cyberattacks and military invasions.
The plans are likely to provoke a mixed response from EU member states, who perceive threats in different ways. Last week, the commission rebranded its military spending plans “Readiness 2030”, instead of Rearm Europe, after complaints from the leaders of Italy and Spain, who argued the language risked alienating people.
Ms Mînzatu, who admitted she did not have a three-day stockpile, citing her mobile lifestyle as the reason, said the dividend of peace had given people a sense that “it’s not going to happen to us” despite seeing disastrous wildfires in Greece or floods in Spain. “I’m a good example of what we need to do,” she said.
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