Crisis Management in the European Union Cooperation in the Face of Emergencies /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Olsson, Stefan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Subjects: Political science.; European Economic Community literature.; Political Science and International Relations.; Political Science.; European Integration.

In less than a decade, Europe has witnessed a series of large-scale natural disasters and two major terrorist attacks. Growing concern about the trans-national effects of these incidents has caused the EU Member States to seek more multilateral cooperation. As a result, a system of common arrangemen...

Table of Contents:

• Understanding the Crisis Management System of the European Union
• The EU Policy-Making Process and Crisis Management
• The European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection
• Rapid Alerts for Crises at the EU Level
• The Community Mechanism for Civil Protection and the European Union Solidarity Fund
• EU Consular Cooperation in Crisis Situations
• The Crisis Coordination Arrangements (CCA)
• Counter-terrorism in the European Union
• The Future of Crisis Management within the European Union.