{"id":268016,"date":"2025-03-27T13:09:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T13:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/27\/eu-citizens-told-to-stock-up-on-supplies-in-case-of-a-crisis\/"},"modified":"2025-03-27T13:09:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T13:09:04","slug":"eu-citizens-told-to-stock-up-on-supplies-in-case-of-a-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/27\/eu-citizens-told-to-stock-up-on-supplies-in-case-of-a-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"EU citizens told to stock up on supplies in case of a crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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People in Europe should stockpile three days’ worth of food, water and other essentials in case of a crisis, the EU has said.<\/p>\n

Cyberattacks<\/strong><\/a>, climate change<\/strong><\/a>, and disease are increasing the chances of an emergency, and the 450 million people living in the 27-nation bloc need to be ready, its preparedness and crisis management commissioner Hadja Lahbib said.<\/p>\n

As she announced a new strategy for dealing with future disasters on Wednesday, Ms Lahbib said the threats currently facing Europeans “are more complex than ever, and they are all interconnected”.<\/p>\n

She said it was important to “make sure people have essential supplies for at least 72 hours in a crisis”.<\/p>\n

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Food, water, torches, ID papers, medicine, and shortwave radios were among the items she said citizens should stock.<\/p>\n

Similarly, she said the EU itself should build up a “strategic reserve” and stockpile other critical resources, including firefighting planes, medical, energy, and transport equipment, as well as specialised assets against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats.<\/p>\n

“We can no longer rely on ad hoc reactions,” Ms Lahbib warned.<\/p>\n

The warning comes as the EU rethinks its defence and security, especially after the Trump<\/strong><\/a> administration warned that Europe must take more responsibility for it.<\/p>\n

In recent years, the union has weathered COVID-19<\/strong><\/a> and the threat from Russia<\/strong><\/a>, including its attempts to exploit Europe’s dependence on its natural gas to weaken support for Ukraine.<\/p>\n

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NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte has warned that Russia could be capable of launching another attack in Europe by 2030.<\/p>\n

France<\/strong><\/a>, Finland and Sweden<\/strong><\/a> have already announced similar plans, with Sweden last year updating its Cold War-era civil emergency advice “to better reflect today’s security policy reality”.<\/p>\n

It included advice on what to do in case of nuclear attack.<\/p>\n

Not all countries have the same level of crisis preparedness, and the EU Commission also wants to encourage them to coordinate better in case of an emergency.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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