The European Commission launched, on 5 May, an online public consultation to evaluate the EU Civil Protection Mechanism by 2023, as required by the decision (1313/2013/EU) that established this mechanism.
The evaluation will assess the effectiveness and performance of the system between 2017 and 2022 in the three policy areas that characterise it: prevention, preparedness and response to natural and man-made disasters. An evaluation had already taken place in 2017.
In particular, the following will be assessed: - the capabilities of RescEU, the equipment reserve, which aims, as a last resort, to respond to emergencies throughout the EU when Member States do not have the capacity to cope with them (see EUROPE 12192/3); - the degree of coordination with other EU policies, programmes and funds (including for medical emergencies) and the benefits derived from this.
The results of the evaluation, scheduled for the 4th quarter of 2023, will allow the Commission to identify possible gaps or shortcomings in the current legislative framework, to improve the implementation of the existing rules and to possibly provide elements for a review of the financial breakdown of the Civil Protection Mechanism.
This had already been reinforced by new rules in 2021 (see EUROPE 12717/29, 12707/4).
The public consultation is open until 2 June (midnight Brussels time). To participate: https://aeur.eu/f/1ja (Original version in French by Aminata Niang)