Examination and Possible Directions of the European Union’s Civil Protection Policy II.

Abstract

In their previous article, the authors summarized and presented the development of the European Union's civil protection policy from the 1980s to the present day. In a separate chapter, they discussed the challenges and the potential systemic responses. In the nearly one year since then, several important changes have affected the field and European security and defense in a broader sense. The selection of a new EU Commissioner for Emergency Management has taken place, a summary report has been prepared on the EU's civil-military preparedness, NATO's most powerful member is toying with the idea of ​​leaving the alliance, and we must also reckon with the increase and more extreme effects of natural disasters due to climate change. Although all these events paint a picture of an increasingly unpredictable future, the current information can provide a much more precise clue as to what is expected to determine the directions of the European Union's civil protection (disaster management) policy.