Brussels, 14/12/2010 (Agence Europe) - Stronger EU disaster response is taking shape. On Tuesday, the General Affairs Council welcomed the Commission's communication aimed at making European response more predictable, effective, coherent and visible (see EUROPE 10244).
In unanimous conclusions, the Council underlines that “an effective crisis emergency centre requires a 24/7 operational capacity and should provide a coordination platform supporting other European services dealing with...