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EU Commissioner Highlights Civil Protection and Preparedness Cooperation in Romania

EU Commissioner Lahbib spoke in Romania, highlighting emergency preparedness and civil protection cooperation. She noted that today's crises are faster and more complex, including wars, drone attacks, sabotage, wildfires, hybrid attacks and health emergencies. Over the past decade Romania requested help through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism ten times while responding to others' calls 49 times. This year the EU pre-positioned nearly 800 firefighters from 14 countries in high-risk wildfire areas, 200 of them from Romania.

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Impact and considerations

The remarks reflect the practical operation of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and pre-positioning arrangements, covering wildfire-season response and cross-border emergency support, with relevance for readers tracking operational continuity and crisis management in Europe.

Key points

  • EU Commissioner Lahbib spoke in Romania, highlighting emergency preparedness and civil protection cooperation.
  • She noted that today's crises are faster and more complex, including wars, drone attacks, sabotage, wildfires, hybrid attacks and health emergencies.
  • Over the past decade Romania requested help through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism ten times while responding to others' calls 49 times.
  • Romania helped evacuate more than 180 patients from Gaza, Ukraine, North Macedonia and Switzerland, including 57 children from Gaza.
  • This year the EU pre-positioned nearly 800 firefighters from 14 countries in high-risk wildfire areas, 200 of them from Romania.
  • Romania currently has 120 firefighters on the ground in Greece, working until next week.

Sources and time

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European Commission
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First source publication
11 Sept 2026, 00:31
Page published
12 Sept 2026, 00:12
Last updated
11 Sept 2026, 00:31
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