This Thursday, the European Commission disbursed almost 70 million euros to finance the equipment of the EU's strategic reserves to respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear crises. These funds flow to Italy , Poland And Romania wants to develop detection capabilities for the strategic EU reserves it hosts.
The aim of these funds is to enable EU Member States to benefit from such capabilities through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism from 2026. These tools are used to detect, identify and monitor potential contamination in response to emergencies. Consequence of work or safety accidents.
This decision follows the fWaves to be announced at the end of 2023 to expand the EU's strategic reserves of almost 700 million against medical, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats. Specifically, 16 EU countries host this type of key infrastructure respond to different types of emergencies which result in high demand for certain products.
For chemical and nuclear emergencies
The stockpile includes critical care medications, antibiotics, vaccines and antidotes, as well as personal protective equipment and items to respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear emergencies.
The EU's strategic reserves, launched in 2020, have proven relevant to help the European bloc respond to the coronavirus crisis and the war in Ukraine, as well as to mobilize aid for the earthquakes in Turkey in February 2023 .