Europe isn’t ready for crisis. But can’t agree who should take charge

EU PERSPECTIVES - Europe's crisis response system is up for its biggest overhaul in years—but MEPs cannot agree on how far to go. At a joint committee meeting on 24 March, lawmakers clashed over a proposed €10.7 billion budget, the expanding role of the military in civil protection, and how much authority Brussels should hold when disasters strike. The debate has laid bare deeper fault lines over the future of EU crisis governance. Read more

A Military airplane from Bucharest, Romania arrives in Milan, Italy bringing in protective masks, part of Operation RescEU in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic on April 25, 2020 Source: European Parliament Photographer: Piero Cruciatti