20/08/2003 (Agence Europe) - Commissioner Michel Barnier is in favour of creating a "Eurocorps" made up of national or regional units specialised in civil protection. This force would be deployable in the event of "disaster, storms, earthquakes or fires", he told the French daily, Libération. Mr Barnier considers that the European civil protection centre, which ensures coordination of assistance between States, is not sufficient. "We need a light, intergovernmental Staff to supervise specialised units…. used to working together and using common assets", the Commissioner for Regional Policy said.