Directorate-General for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)

This Directorate-General (known as ECHO) renders emergency aid for victims, regardless of race, religion or political beliefs, of natural disasters and violent conflicts outside of the EU. The EU is one of the biggest providers of humanitarian aid worldwide.

ECHO provides:

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    goods such as medicine, food or fuel
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    services such as logistical support, medical assistance or water purification
 

Contents

  1. Legislative proposals in negotiation
  2. Legislation currently being implemented

1.

Legislative proposals in negotiation

There are 74 proposals for legislative or other legal instruments of this Directorate-General in negotiations with the Council and the European Parliament.
Date Title
12.03.2024  Progress on implementation of article 6 of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (Decision No 1313/2013/EU) Preventing and managing disaster risk in Europe.
Report com(2024)130
 
31.08.2023  Annual Report on the EU´s humanitarian aid operations financed in 2022.
Report com(2023)500
 
08.02.2023  EU Disaster Resilience Goals: Acting together to deal with future emergencies.
Communication com(2023)61
 
21.11.2022  Annual report on the EU's humanitarian aid operations financed in 2021.
Report com(2022)647
 
07.10.2021  Access to water as a human right - the external dimension.
ini(2021)2187
 

2.

Legislation currently being implemented

There are 12 laws or other legal instruments of the Council and the European Parliament, previously proposed by this Directorate-General, which are currently being implemented by the member states.
Date Title
14.04.2023  Amendment of Decision No 1313/2013/EU on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism.
Decision com(2023)194
 
28.08.2020  Extension of scope of application Bonn Agreement for co-operation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances.
Decision com(2020)434
 
02.06.2020  Amendment of Decision No 1313/2013/EU on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism.
Decision com(2020)220
 
30.08.2019  EU position at the Second Ministerial Meeting of the Bonn Agreement on the Ministerial Declaration and the
Bonn Agreement Strategic Action Plan (BASAP) 2019 - ...
Decision com(2019)379
 
23.11.2017  Amendment of Decision No 1313/2013/EU on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism.
Decision com(2017)772