(million EUR)
Financial programming | 1 506.2 |
NextGenerationEU | 2 059.5 |
Decommitments made available again (*) | N/A |
Contributions from other countries and entities | 46.2 |
Total budget 2021-2027 | 3 611.9 |
(*) Only Article 15(3) of the financial regulation.
Rationale and design of the programme
The mechanism aims to strengthen the cooperation between the EU and the Member States in assisting in natural, man-made and health emergencies by improving the prevention, preparedness and response capacity of key actors. This cooperation has become ever more important in recent years, as climate-related disasters are expected to grow in severity.
The Russian military aggression against Ukraine started on 24 February 2022 and completely shifted the risk and security landscape in Europe. Next to responding to the increasingly severe effects of climate change in Europe and the world, the mechanism conducts since the start of the war its largest, longest and most complex response operation in its history. The magnitude of population needs in and around Ukraine, its global cascading effects and the large uncertainty around the future development of the conflict and geopolitical consequences represents a game changer for the mechanism as an instrument. In addition, crises became more and more cross-sectoral, requiring linkages and synergies between the different key actors relevant to crisis management, including in the area of health, chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear, energy, demining, to name just a few. The mechanism was the main and fastest EU response instrument, quickly mobilising all its tools, resources, and capacities to face the difficult circumstances, providing assistance to populations in record time.
BesidesBesides the war, natural disasters have affected every region of Europe in recent years, causing hundreds of casualties and billions in damage to infrastructure and the environment. The major forest fires in 2022 were a strong reminder of the effects of climate change, extending the fire risk also across central and northern Europe. Epidemics, flash floods, storms, earthquakes and man-made disasters also continuously place countries’ response capabilities under pressure.
Such disasters have overwhelmed the ability of Member States to help each other, especially when several countries face the same type of disaster simultaneously. To reduce the impact of such disasters, the EU supports and complements the prevention and preparedness efforts of its Member States and participating states (Iceland, Norway, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Türkiye, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania) by focusing on areas where a joint European approach is more effective than separate national actions. This is done through the rescEU reserve, the financing of cross-border projects as well as financing of project to support to national disaster risk management.
The mechanism promotes solidarity among the Member States and participating states through practical cooperation and coordination. Member States, however, retain primary responsibility to protect people, the environment and property (including cultural heritage) on their territories against disasters – and to equip their disaster management systems with sufficient capabilities to cope adequately and consistently with disasters of a nature and magnitude that can reasonably be expected and for which they can prepare.
The specific objectives of the mechanism are:
- to achieve a high level of protection against disasters, through a culture of prevention and improved cooperation among national services;
- to enhance preparedness at the Member State and EU levels to respond to disasters, via the European Civil Protection Pool and rescEU;
- to facilitate rapid and efficient disaster response;
- to increase public awareness and preparedness for disasters;
- to increase the availability and use of scientific knowledge on disasters;
- to step up cooperation and coordination activities at the cross-border level and among Member States prone to the same types of disasters.
The mechanism comprises three stands of activities: prevention, preparedness and response.
Prevention and preparedness activities mitigate the effects of disasters. A training programme for civil protection experts from Member States and participating states ensures compatibility and complementarity between intervention teams, while large-scale exercises improve capacities for specific disasters each year.
With its 2019 reform, the Commission proposed ‘rescEU’ as part of the preparedness actions under the mechanism. As a European reserve of capacities, rescEU resources have been developed under great urgency since the entry into force of the rescEU legislation. It includes now a seasonalseasonal fleet of firefighting airplanes and helicopters, medical evacuation airplanes, stockpilesof medical equipment, therapeutics and PPE forhealth emergencies, temporary shelter, as well as generators.
Under response, following a request for assistance by a Member State or non-EU country through the mechanism, the emergency response coordination centre mobilises assistance or expertise. In addition, the Emergency Response Coordination Centre monitors events around the globe 24/7 and ensures rapid deployment of emergency support through direct links with national civil protection authorities. Specialised teams and equipment can be mobilised at short notice for deployments within and outside of Europe.
The programme is led by DG European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations with a certain degree of association with the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority, under direct management, with some possible recourses to indirect management following a recent legislative revision.
Through this programme the Commission aims to promote solidarity and support, complement, and facilitate the coordination of Member States' actions in the field of civil protection with a view to improving the effectiveness of systems for preventing, preparing for and responding to natural and man-made disasters. This is achieved through Prevention, Preparedness and Response actions that mobilise funds for grants and procurements.
The mechanism in the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework builds on the positive results achieved through the 2014-2020 framework. The budget has been consolidated under one heading in the 2021-2027 framework to render budget implementation even more effective and efficient. Increased operational needs and a matching budget led the Commission to propose adaptations to the legislative framework, including direct procurement of rescEU capacities by the Commission and full EU financing for all rescEU capacities.
Programme website:
Impact assessment:
- An interim evaluation of the mechanism (2017-2022), as set out by Article 19(5) of the Decision, was launched in 2022. The evaluation will assess the effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and EU added value of the Mechanism in the fields of prevention, preparedness and response to natural and man-made disasters. The results of the evaluation will help the Commission to identify gaps or shortcomings in the current legislative framework, improve the implementation of existing rules, provide input for a possible proposal to amend Decision 1313/2013/EU or acts that implement it and, possibly, provide inputs for a review of the financial breakdown of the civil protection.
Relevant regulation:
- Regulation (EU) 2021/836 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 1313/2013/EU on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism
Budget
Budget programming (million EUR):
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | Total | |
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Financial programming | 182.6 | 354.3 | 188.0 | 230.3 | 203.3 | 167.7 | 180.0 | 1 506.2 |
NextGenerationEU | 129.1 | 733.1 | 1 187.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2 059.5 |
Decommitments made available again (*) | N/A | |||||||
Contributions from other countries and entities | 20.6 | 22.5 | p.m. | p.m. | p.m. | p.m. | p.m. | 43.0 |
Total | 335.3 | 1 110.0 | 1 375.4 | 232.7 | 205.8 | 170.2 | 182.6 | 3 611.9 |
(*) Only Article 15(3) of the financial regulation.
Financial programming:
+ EUR 243.3 million (+ 19%)
compared to the legal basis*
(*) Top-ups pursuant to Article 5 of the multiannual financial framework regulation are excluded from financial programming in this comparison.
- In 2021, the war in Afghanistan triggered a budgetary reinforcement of EUR 57.8 million to allow for repatriation operations to take place.
- In 2022, the mechanism benefitted from a EUR 6 million reinforcement in the conciliation of the 2022 budget. Moreover, the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and the forest fires triggered budgetary reinforcement transfers from the EURI, ESF and SEAR instruments for a total of EUR 114.5 million, and though an amending budget for an amount of EUR 38 million. These amounts combined with EUR 100.6 million frontloads within the multiannual financial framework profile add-up to EUR 354.3 of allocated budget. This amount along with EUR 22.8 million, total the EUR 377.1 million of initial allocation of the MFF strand allocated to the UCPM in 2022.
- In 2023, a further reinforcement of EUR 27 million was voted through the Amending Letter 1 of the 2023 draft budget.
- Between 2021 and 2023, a total of EUR 194.6 million has also been provided as frontloads within the multiannual financial framework profile (comprising EUR 100.6 million frontload for 2022). These frontloads obtained in the beginning of the programming period will de facto reduce the mechanism yearly budgets during the second half of the multiannual financial framework.
Budget performance – implementation
Multiannual cumulative implementation rate at the end of 2022 (million EUR):
Implementation | 2021-2027 Budget | Implementation rate | |
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Commitments | 1 441.9 | 3 605.4 | 40% |
Payments | 503.7 | 14.0% |
Annual voted budget implementation (million EUR) (1):
Commitments | Payments | |||
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Voted budget implementation | Initial voted budget | Voted budget implementation | Initial voted budget | |
2021 | 182.6 | 90.2 | 38.0 | 25.6 |
2022 | 354.1 | 101.3 | 140.3 | 100.5 |
(1) Voted appropriations (C1) only.
- In 2022, the initial budget of the programme was EUR 727.5 million (comprising the intial EUR 95. 5 initial allocations to MFF budget and EUR 6 million reinforcement in the conciliation of the 2022 budget, as well as the initial EUR 45.8 carried over from NGEU Budget and 580.5 million of NGEU funds from HERA) and the final budget stands at EUR 1 067.2 million, with EUR 382.6 million of multiannual financial framework credits (including EFTA and participating state contributions, internal assigned revenue and carry-over) and EUR 684.6 million of NextGenerationEU credits. The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine triggered budgetary reinforcements for a total of EUR 124.5 million through transfers from the EURI, ESF and SEAR instruments, as well as through an amending budget (DAB 5). Through DAB 5, the mechanism budget has also benefited from a budgetary reinforcement of EUR 28 million to better prepare for the 2023 fire season by reinforcing the rescEU transition fleet with additional ground and aerial capacities, and of a frontload within the multiannual financial framework profile providing an additional EUR 100.6 million to accelerate the development of the permanent rescEU fleet.
- The budget under the multiannual financial framework strand has been nearly implemented in full (EUR 380.9 million), except for some limited funds recovered late in 2022 (EUR 1.6 million) and which can be carried over to 2023.
- On the NextGenerationEU strand, out of the amount of EUR 1 307.8 million available in 2022 (including the NextGenerationEU 2022 budget, the carry-over and RAC 2021 and EUR 4 million transferred from the support line), EUR 856 million were contracted. This represents 65% of the NextGenerationEU budget available in 2022 and 43% of the total NextGenerationEU budget (2021-2023) managed by DG European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations. The remaining NextGenerationEU funds (EUR 451 million) have been carried over to the following year as foreseen in the European Research Infrastructure Regulation, half of which have been contracted during the first 6 weeks of 2023. In 2022, most appropriations were allocated to the further development of rescEU capacities: chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear capacities and decontamination capacities, Monkeypox therapeutics, medical stockpiles, as well as to procuring items in the context of the war on Ukraine (i.e. generators, shelter and shelter winterisation items, etc.).
- During the first semester 2022, The Commission also moved forward in reinforcing the available resources under the mechanism to address amongst others, disasters and enhance preparedness to respond to wildfires. In 2023, rescEU will continue to be the major spending field. The negotiations for the procurement of a fully-fledged aerial firefighting fleet at European level advanced well, and the overall work on rescEU capacities continued as well in other priority areas, such as medical and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear. New strands, such as multi-purpose transport, mobile laboratories, shelter and energy supply capacities, were added and will be further implemented, to better equip the EU to respond to on-going and future emergencies.
- A large amount of assistance is still expected to be channelled through the mechanism and delivered to Ukraine and to the neighbouring countries that are affected by the unprecedented inflow of people fleeing the war.
Contribution to horizontal priorities
Green budgeting
Contribution to green budgeting priorities (million EUR):
Implementation | Estimates | Total contribution | % of the 2021–2027 budget | ||||||
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2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |||
Climate mainstreaming | 82.0 | 261.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 343.1 | 10% |
Biodiversity mainstreaming | 43.1 | 30.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.4 | 2.1% |
Clean air | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- The mechanism will continue contributing to the overall Commission objective of climate mainstreaming through its activities. A key achievement over the past years has been the creation of the dedicated reserve of rescEU capacities in the area of forest firefighting through the rescEU transition phase, resulting in an additional capacity of 15 capacities to support Member States in forest firefighting activities. This additional support aims to reduce the devastation caused by wildfires – including increased CO2 emissions – and is considered a key climate-related achievement.
- On climate action, in February 2022 the Commission initiated, following a Council recommendation, a study to investigate how the mechanism can green its operations and how it can support Member States in their own greening and sustainability efforts for their civil protection operations. Also in 2022, the Commission, along with the Member States, developed the disaster resilience goals to steer their work in disaster prevention and preparedness. The goals will, among other points, enforce linkages with resilience efforts in other areas, such as in security, environment and climate change.
- For the work of DG European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, only the response to forest fires should be considered (at a level of 40%) as contributing to biodiversity mainstreaming. The Commission’s measures on civil protection also contribute to biodiversity mainstreaming through the firefighting actions. In 2022, the Commission reinforced its resources under the mechanism by EUR 275 million, to address disasters and enhance preparedness to respond to wildfires.
- In the framework of the latest legislative revision, and following the provisional agreement reached in February 2021 by the co-legislators, revised Decision No 1313/2013/EU should contribute to the overall EU ambition on biodiversity (i.e. 7.5% of the EU budget expenditure on biodiversity in 2024 and 10% in 2026 and 2027). When implementing the decision, the mainstreaming of biodiversity action in EU policies shall be duly taken into account to the extent that the unpredictability and specific circumstances of disaster preparedness and response so allow.
Gender
Contribution to gender equality (million EUR) (*):
Gender score | 2021 | 2022 | Total |
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0* | 182.6 | 354.1 | 536.7 |
(*) Based on the applied gender contribution methodology, the following scores are attributed at the most granular level of intervention possible:
- 2: interventions the principal objective of which is to improve gender equality;
- 1: interventions that have gender equality as an important and deliberate objective but not as the main reason for the intervention;
- 0: non-targeted interventions (interventions that are expected to have no significant bearing on gender equality);
- 0*: score to be assigned to interventions with a likely but not yet clear positive impact on gender equality.
- DG European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations commits to gender-sensitive civil protection, including addressing specific vulnerabilities and exchange on the issue of support to victims of gender-based violence during disasters. The DG prompts gender equality through the disaster risk cycle and raises awareness of the principles of non-discrimination and inclusiveness. The DG also promotes a gender-inclusive approach in response activities and ensures that the gender component is considered. Therefore, the EUR 727.5 million allocated initially to the mechanism budget have been marked in the 0* category.
- Within the framework of the third phase of the regional programme for prevention, preparedness and response to natural and man-made disasters in the Eastern Neighbourhood, specific guidelines (in English and Russian) for the inclusion of gender equality have been developed in order to ensure gender mainstreaming throughout the project implementation. This covers areas such as training and exercises, multi-risk assessments, early warning systems, public awareness, volunteerism and host nation support.
- The programme has a EUR 6 000 000 budget and will operate until 2024. Gender mainstreaming is a cross-cutting theme that is integrated in all of the programme activities, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, which pays particular attention to all-of-society engagement.
Digital
Contribution to digital transition (million EUR):
2021 | 2022 | Total | % of the total 2021-2027 implementation | |
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Digital contribution | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Budget performance – outcomes
Baseline | Progress (*) | Target | Results | Assessment | |
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Response time of the UCPM to a request of assistance in the EU (hours) | 0% | 3 hours annually | Target not achieved in 2021. 8 hours compared to 3 hours | Moderate progress | |
Response time of the UCPM to a request of assistance outside of the EU (hours) | 0% | 10 hours annually | Target not achieved in 2021. 68 hours compared to 10 hours | Moderate progress | |
Adequacy of response of the UCPM (in the EU) | 0% | 14% | 90% annually from 2024 | Milestone achieved in 2021. 100% compared to 75% | On track |
Adequacy of response of the UCPM (outside of the EU) | 0% | 14% | 86% annually | Milestone achieved in 2021. 86% compared to 86% | On track |
Number of committed and certified capacities included in the ECPP | 60 | > 100% | > 60 annually | Target achieved in 2021. 66 compared to > 60 | On track |
Number of Member States that provided the Commission with a summary of risk assessments and an assessment of risk management capability | 27 | < 0% | 27 annually | 26 compared to 27 | Moderate progress |
Level of awareness of EU citizens of the risk of their region | Not available | > 64% | No data |
(*) % of years for which the milestones or target have been achieved during the 2021-2027 period.
Link to file with complete set of EU core performance indicators
Performance in the internal dimension.
- In the area of prevention, the mechanism continues to be instrumental in fostering an EU-wide culture of prevention. Member States have generally become more aware of the need to strengthen prevention policies and have undertaken reforms in their national civil protection structures to emphasise the role of prevention. In this respect, the 2020 EuroBarometer survey reveals a positive trend between 2015 and 2020.
- The prevention strand also includes fostering cooperation and coordination of activities at the cross-border level. In 2022, the mechanism funded ten projects implemented by partners from 16 Member States and participating states focusing on the development of cross-border risk assessments, improved regional and cross-sectoral coordination and preparation for marine pollution accidents. Moreover 26 out of 27 Member States provided the Commission with a summary of risk assessments and an assessment of risk management capability.
- Moreover, under the umbrella of the EU civil protection knowledge network, the mechanism continued to enhance the level of preparedness of emergency response operations managed by DG European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations. In 2022, along with the mechanism’s training and lessons learned programmes, a range of exercises and exchanges of civil protection experts took place. The knowledge network fostered the building of partnership and knowledge-sharing through projects, communication outreach and events, including a dedicated 2-day seminar entitled ‘Youth in Civil Protection and Disaster Risk Management’, organised in the framework of the European Year of Youth.
- In the area of preparedness, the trend clearly shows the growing importance of the mechanism among Member States when it comes to disaster preparedness. The number and diversity of registered capacities in the European Civil Protection Pool is the highest ever, reaching in certain areas the maximum required at the EU level. The concrete implementation of the revised mechanism legislation has strengthened the preparedness component of the mechanism through enhanced financing for the European Civil Protection Pool and the progressive and rapid development of rescEU capacities in various areas, complementing national capacities. In line with the latest revision of the mechanism legislation, DG European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, along with Member State experts, developed EU disaster resilience goals to steer disaster prevention and preparedness work. The goals will also reinforce linkages with resilience efforts in other areas, such as security, the environment and climate change. Every year, a sophisticated training and exercise programme provides experts and capacities with the required competences to improve their response to disasters through enhanced coordination, compatibility and complementarity.
- The Commission is financing cross-border projects with the aim of strengthening prevention and preparedness in Member States and participating states. In 2022, DG European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations selected 10 cross-border prevention and preparedness projects and 13 projects providing financial support to national disaster risk management authorities for the development of strategic activities for prevention and preparedness.
- Concerning the response strand, the year 2022 was largely marked by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, which triggered the largest, longest and most complex response operation in the history of the mechanism. The mechanism was activated 126 times in 2022, and responded to 222 requests of assistance, mainly in relation to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, facilitating the delivery of different and a wide diversity of items such as medical equipment, CBRN, energy supplies, etc. Regarding forest fire response, the EU and its Member States advanced in the negotiations for the procurement of a full-fledged aerial firefighting fleet at the European level. Moreover, the Commission developed a wildfire prevention action plan aimed at bringing together tools available under the mechanism to support Member States in preventing the occurrence of wildfires in Europe.
Performance in the external dimension.
- The focus stayed on strengthening cooperation with the immediate neighbourhood, notably with the beneficiary countries of the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (particularly Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo ([1]) and Türkiye) as well as the Southern and Eastern Neighbourhoods, where new phases of regional programmes in the western Balkans and the Eastern Neighbourhood were launched or are in preparation. The dialogue with the Union for the Mediterranean continued to build on the positive exchanges from recent years, delivering concrete results in the form of specific workshops around various areas related to disaster management, such as working groups on volunteers and engaging citizens or workshops on the future of cooperation in the Mediterranean area.
- The mechanism replied positively to 96% of requests for assistance from outside of Europe. The 106 requests for assistance from Ukraine constitute the largest part (around 60%) of the mechanism’s action outside of the EU in 2022, delivering around 80 000 tonnes of life-saving assistance. On top of that, the mechanism continued to respond to emergency situations and urgent gaps in non-EU countries in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic (44 requests). Natural disasters, such as volcanic eruptions, cyclones, floods, disease outbreaks and industrial accidents or explosions, constituted 9% of the mechanism’s activities in 2022 and were predominantly related to countries in Africa, Latin and South America and Asia.
- Emphasis was also placed on continuing the financing of prevention and preparedness projects in non-EU countries with a cross-border dimension. Such initiatives have been instrumental in promoting cooperation at the technical level, developing networks and promoting the building of capacity. There were continuing efforts to increase the availability and use of scientific knowledge on disasters, to expand available data to strengthen the early warning and information systems for natural disasters (e.g. droughts, floods, forest fires, tropical cyclones or severe weather) and to make extensive use of the services and information provided via the Copernicus programme.
- Concerning response, given the increasingly unpredictable nature of disasters within and outside of the EU’s borders, the mechanism is activated increasingly often. An activation of the mechanism and the offer of rapid support contributes to showcasing EU solidarity with non-EU countries in times of crisis. Non-EU countries account for around two thirds of the mechanism activations, which demonstrates its international relevance and the capacity and readiness of the Member States to send assistance and expertise to non-EU countries in need.
Areas for improvement.
- The large-scale and unforeseen nature of Russia’s war against Ukraine put the mechanism to the test and revealed some areas for possible improvements. In this context, the amount and types of assistance requested through the mechanism broke all records in 2022, mainly due to the high number of emergencies both inside and outside Europe, their long duration as well the complexity of the emergency environment. This entailed coordination and mobilisation of public authorities and private entities across many different sectors, which naturally required more time. As a result, the average response time increased in general from 8 to 37 hours for assistance between Member States, and from 68 to 142 hours for activations outside Europe.
- At the beginning of the war, a new form of cooperation with the private sector was established under rescEU, namely in-kind private donations. This cooperation between the private sector and the mechanism could be further strengthened in the coming years. Moreover, the provision of prevention-related information and the certification of European Civil Protection Pool capacities were nearly brought to a standstill, while many planned communication actions had to be revised or postponed. Finally, the Commission will assess its actions in order to ensure a better balance between preparedness and response actions under the mechanism.
(1) This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
MFF 2014-2020 – Union Civil Protection Mechanism
The goal of the mechanism is to support, coordinate and supplement the actions in the field of civil protection, with a view to improving the effectiveness of systems for preventing, preparing for and responding to natural and man-made disasters. It facilitates disaster response cooperation among 33 European states (the Member States, Iceland, Norway, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Türkiye). The framework also applied to the United Kingdom during the transitional period that ended on 31 December 2020. The United Kingdom does not currently participate in the mechanism.
Budget implementation
Cumulative implementation rate at the end of 2021 (million EUR):
Implementation | 2014-2020 Budget | Implementation rate | |
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Internal dimension (heading 3): |
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Commitments | 729.0 | 766.5 | 95.1% |
Payments | 513.8 | 67.03% | |
External dimension (heading 4): |
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Commitments | 155.6 | 157.7 | 98.69% |
Payments | 131.8 | 83.62% |
- In a context where the scope for action was widened considerably to foster the EU’s capacity to respond to crises – with a substantially increased budget to fund new operations (the legal basis was amended in 2018) – implementation under heading 3 reached a level of 95% and implementation under heading 4 reached a level of 99%.
- In 2020, the budget implementation was characterised by challenges relating to COVID-19, resulting in an unprecedented number of 102 mechanism activations. The mechanism consequently received several budgetary reinforcements under both headings, totalling EUR 442 million through two amending budgets (EUR 415 million) and redeployments from other instruments (EUR 27 million). The reinforcements funded the creation of the first-ever emergency stockpile of medical equipment (protective equipment, ventilators, etc.) and the repatriation of EU citizens stranded in non-EU countries. The increased budget largely explains the low implementation of payment appropriations in 2014-2020 (45%), as the majority of related payments were made from 2021 onwards.
- The commitment appropriations originating from internal assigned revenue and participating state contributions which had been carried over from the previous year were fully consumed in 2022.
- Payment appropriations were fully consumed in 2022 (EUR 87.3 million under heading 3 and EUR 7.9 million under heading 4). The current outstanding commitments at the end of 2022 amount to EUR 190 million and EUR 9.3 million respectively.
Baseline | Progress (*) | Target | Results | Assessment | |
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Average speed of civil protection assistance interventions inside the EU (in hours) | 67% | 12 hours in 2020 | Milestones achieved for 2015, 2026, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021. Milestones not achieved for 2020, 2022, 2023. | Moderate progress | |
Average speed of civil protection assistance interventions outside of the EU, from acceptance of offer to deployment (in hours) | 56% | 48 hours in 2020 | Milestones achieved in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2020. Milestones not achieved in 2018, 2021, 2022 and 2023. | Moderate progress |
(*) % of years for which the milestones or target have been achieved during the 2014-2023 period.
Link to file with complete set of EU core performance indicators
- Programme projects that started under the previous multiannual financial framework (2014-2020) continued in the same conditions under the current framework (2021-2027). For information on the performance of the previous programme, please refer to the active programme performance section above.
- The performance indicators that are closely linked to the remaining funds of the previous multiannual financial framework relate to the indicator on ‘average response time to a request’. Targets were met during the previous multiannual financial framework, while in recent years performance was affected by recent crises that increased the workload of the programme mechanisms and made response to requests more complex.
Sustainable development goals
Contribution to the sustainable development goals
SDGs the programme contributes to | Example |
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SDG11 Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable |
The programme continued to promote a better understanding of disaster risks and engaged in the analysis of the latest summaries of risk assessments and capability assessments submitted by Member States and participating states. The first progress report on disaster risk management under the prevention pillar of mechanism (Article 6 report) based on this analysis will be published in 2023. The Commission further pursued mainstreaming disaster risk reduction across EU policies, with a special focus on mobilising long-term investments in disaster risk management from cohesion, agricultural and research policy funding and linking with the EU climate and environmental policies. |
SDG13 Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts |
In 2022, the programme also contributed to a number of actions to implement the EU Forest 2030 strategy Adaptation and sustainable finance, as well as the Renovation Wave and Zero Pollution action plans. The programme notably supported to the development of a harmonised EU monitoring system of forest fires and contributed to the Adaptation Strategy through improved collection of data on climate-related losses, improving the understanding of the economics of disaster prevention, preparedness and the cost of adaptation. |