by Charlotte Renckens, Deputy Head of Unit, Directorate-General HERA, European Commission, Brussels HERA, a new player in the global health security landscape The recent pandemic is a stark reminder that the world is still not fully prepared for emerging infectious diseases, which are a constant threat. In fact, new diseases can emerge at any time,…
Interview with HE Nasser Kamel, Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), Barcelona/Cairo and Maciej Popowski, Director-General of DG ECHO, European Commission, Brussels The European: Mr Kamel and Mr Popowski, over the past years, the European Union (EU) and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) have developed close cooperation on civil protection. New…
by Nannette Cazaubon, Paris Three major meetings on Euro-Mediterranean cooperation in civil protection were held in Barcelona and Valencia from 17 to 19 October 2023. Hosted by the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), the three events organised by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG…