The European Commission is preparing a new "readiness strategy", which provides recommendations for all EU households to have minimal inventory of products and essentials. This was stated by the European Commissioner for the Management of Crisis Situations Aja Labib in an interview with AFP.
According to Labib, the strategy is aimed at increasing citizens' stability to potential crisis situations, including armed conflicts or natural disasters.
"Knowing what to do in the event of danger, playing different scenarios is also a way to prevent panic," the commissioner said, giving an example of chaotic purchases of toilet paper at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The EU recommends that every citizen have a supply of food and water for 72 hours. Among the recommended things include bottled water, energy bars, matches, documents in a waterproof cover, a flashlight, a first aid kit and a means of communication.
In addition, the EU "readiness" plans to introduce a "National Day of Readiness" in the framework of the Strategy of Readiness, so that each member country can effectively adapt and implement crisis.
The development of this strategy is based on the recommendations of the report presented by the European Commission by the former Finnish President Sauli Niinsto at the end of 2024. The experience of the Nordic countries, which has long been implementing similar recommendations for their citizens, has also been taken into account.
The official presentation of the strategy will take place on March 26.
