Intergroup on Resilience and Civil Protection

Such Exercises clearly demonstrate how essential cooperation, training and knowledge-sharing are to better protect our citizens in times of crisis. 🎥 For more insights, see: im.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/service/med…

Very insightful exchange today on the EU-funded large-scale exercise #Magnitude2024. Thanks to the representatives from Baden-Württemberg for sharing key lessons on cross-border cooperation, preparedness & crisis response! 💪

Plaisir d’accueillir jeudi dernier au Parlement européen 🇪🇺 près de 80 bénévoles de la @CroixRouge 🇫🇷 pour un échange avec @IntergroupRCPDM. Plusieurs bénévoles d’Alsace ont été mis à l’honneur lors d’une cérémonie de remise de décorations. Bravo à tous pour leur engagement !

Full House today in Strasbourg with representatives of the Red Cross! Volunteers and civil society play a vital role in strengthening Europe’s crisis preparedness and disaster response. Thank you for the important work to support citizens and communities across Europe. 🚑

Heureux de voir la poursuite des travaux de l’association des sapeurs-pompiers de l’Union européenne s’effectuer; des échanges prometteurs avec @IntergroupRCPDM .

🚒 Yesterday, the Intergroup welcomed the Presidium of the Association of Fire Services in the EU to the European Parliament. We discussed: • Volunteer firefighter recognition • Cross-border cooperation • Modern equipment & a crisis-ready EU budget Preparedness saves lives💪

Protection civile européenne : face aux crises climatiques et géopolitiques, l’anticipation doit devenir la règle. Mes priorités aujourd’hui : ➡️ Souveraineté : réduire notre dépendance industrielle extra-UE pour les capacités rescEU ➡️ Volontariat : protéger l’engagement des sapeurs-pompiers et bénévoles, fragilisé par la directive temps de travail ➡️ Santé : garantir la continuité des soins en cas de crise ➡️ Cyber : renforcer la protection des hôpitaux face aux cyberattaques L’#Europe doit se donner les moyens de protéger concrètement ses citoyens. #rescEU #ProtectionCivile #Résilience #RenewEurope

Yesterday, the Intergroup exchanged with the NATO CIMIC Centre of Excellence. Civil-military cooperation strengthens resilience before crises strike. The discussion focused on how cooperation, education and interoperability contribute to resilience and more crisis preparedness 🇪🇺

Thanks to MEP @GregoryAllione's initiative, the courage of firefighters and projects like the "Oeuvre des Pupilles" were represented at the European Parliament and the End-of-Year Charity Sale. The Intergroup welcomes this important initiative! 🛡️

Every year, firefighters across Europe risk—and sometimes lose—their lives to protect others. Behind each loss are families and children who deserve our full support and recognition.

This week, Members of the European Parliament joined a photo action initiated by Intergroup Co-Chair MEP @GregoryAllione to express their solidarity with firefighters’ orphans from France. 🛡️ #Resilience #CivilProtection #Firefighters #VolunteerFirefighters #Solidarity

And a special thank you to Commissioner @hadjalahbib and all Members of the Intergroup for their dedication, time and efforts to make Europe safer and more resilient. Together, we are #UnitedForResilience.

Thanks to all speakers for their expertise: 💠Dr @HansDasEU 💠@BwTVanEsbroeck (@ctif_org) 💠Matteo Leopore (CoR) 💠@AdamBanaszak4 (CoR) 💠Prof Alessandro Bratti (CMCC) 💠Natalia Alonso Cano (@UNDRR ) 💠Oliver Femont (@aggeres) 💠Francisco Javier Sánchez Martínez (MITECO)

Yesterday, MEPs @A_LisaCorrado & @pascal_arimont hosted the First Annual Conference “United for Resilience”. At a time of rising floods, fires & storms, our goals remain clear: ✔️strengthen prevention ✔️ improve preparedness ✔️ deepen cooperation ✔️ support first responders🧑‍🚒🚒

Conférence annuelle de l'Intergroupe Protection civile : face aux catastrophes climatiques, l'#Europe doit renforcer sa résilience. Échanges avec #pompiers, élus locaux, experts climat, DG ECHO. Les territoires en première ligne ont besoin de moyens. Unis pour protéger.

Honoured to address with @hadjalahbib the 1st annual conference of the @IntergroupRCPDM at @Europarl_EN. The EU needs to prepare for more extreme weather and security threats. Action at all levels will be needed. Thank you for focusing on civil protection and disaster preparedness.

A great honour to host President Sauli Niinistö today for an exchange on his report “Safer Together”. Thank you for your time and valuable insights — a real added value to Europe’s work on building a #PreparednessUnion.

Yesterday, the Intergroup held an insightful exchange with representatives of the German Federal Office for Radiation Protection (@strahlenschutz). Thank you for the valuable expertise — strengthening Europe’s preparedness requires cross-border cooperation & knowledge-sharing! 🇪🇺

Thank you to Dr @HansDasEU and the entire @eu_echo ERCC team for welcoming our Intergroup for an insightful and constructive visit! The ERCC is at the core of Europe’s crisis response — coordinating support, saving lives, and strengthening resilience across the Union 🇪🇺💪

Visite stratégique à l’ERCC avec l’intergroupe Protection civile @IntergroupRCPDM Échanges avec @MPopowskiEU Maciej Popowski et @HansDasEU sur la coordination européenne face aux crises : incendies, inondations, évacuations médicales, catastrophes humanitaires. Ce centre opérationnel 24/7 est le cœur battant de notre résilience collective. Une occasion rare de mieux comprendre les défis du Mécanisme de protection civile de l’UE et d’ancrer notre travail parlementaire dans les réalités opérationnelles. L’#Europe doit se doter des moyens de protéger efficacement ses citoyens. #ProtectionCivile #ERCC #Résilience