18/02/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 17 February, the ambassadors of the Member States to the EU (Coreper) approved the political agreement between Parliament and the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU to strengthen the Civil Protection Mechanism and its RescEU equipment reserve (see EUROPE B12560A9). This reform should enable the EU to respond more quickly and effectively to any large-scale disaster, based on lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic. Under the terms of the...