Civil Protection Financial Instrument

Period: 2007-2013

Budget: EUR 189, 8 million

The Civil Protection Financial Instrument aims to support and complement the efforts undertaken by the Member States in the field of civil protection. The new instrument primarily protects people against disasters, but also protects environment and property, including cultural heritage, against catastrophes, either natural or man-made. Furthermore this instrument searches to strengthen co-operation between Member States in the field of civil protection.

This instrument provides support to preventive and preparedness measures and is open to Member States and Candidate Countries (Turkey, FYROM and Croatia). Other third countries may co-operate in activities when agreements so allow.

The following activities are eligible for financial support:

• Studies, surveys, modelling and scenario building

• Training exercises, workshops, exchange of staff and experts, creation of networks, demonstration sprojects and technology transfer to enhance prevention, preparedness and effective response

• Public information, education and awareness raising

• Maintaining the functions provided by the Monitoring and Information Centre of the mechanism (MIC)

• Communication actions

• Contributing to the development of detection ans early warning systems for disasters

• Establishement and maintenance of a secure common emergency communication and information system (CECIS)

• Monitoring, assessment and evaluation activities

The total budget for the seven year period is 189, 8 million euro in current prices whereof 133,8 million derives from the subheading 3B „Citizenship” and 56 million from the subheading 4 „The EU as a global player”.

Legal base: Council Decision of 5 March 2007 establishing a Civil Protection Financial Instrument (2007/162/EC, Euroatom)