Commission issues 30-step plan for dealing with increased threats including Russian aggression

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EU households should stockpile essential supplies to survive at least 72 hours of crisis, Brussels has proposed, as Russia’s war in Ukraine and a darkening geopolitical landscape prompt the bloc to take new steps to increase its security.

The continuing conflict in Ukraine, the Covid-19 pandemic that brutally exposed a lack of crisis response capabilities and the Trump administration’s adversarial stance towards Europe have forced the continent to rethink its vulnerabilities and increase spending on defence and security.

The new initiative comes as European intelligence agencies warn that Russia could attack an EU member state within three to five years, adding to natural threats including floods and wildfires worsened by climate change and societal risks such as financial crises.

Europe faced increased threats “including the possibility of armed aggression against member states”, the European Commission warned on Wednesday as it published a 30-step plan for its 27 capitals to increase their preparedness for crisis and mitigation measures.

  • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    5·
    6 days ago

    Can you get that?

    My plan has just been flour (or grain and a grinder if it’s more like 72 days) and more time spent baking.

    • Plagiatus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      6 days ago

      Hope you’re also planning to keep that oven going if there is a power outage…

      It’s something a lot of people (myself included) keep forgetting that without electricity, both your fridge and your stove / oven stop working.

      • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        5·
        6 days ago

        I’ve cooked over open fires before and could do it again. I can even start one without a match.

        The grinder would need a generator or solar panel, though. Thankfully both are fairly plentiful in my area, and depending on the situation oil production could continue to some degree. If it’s comes to mortar and pestle I should maybe just die.

        • Lawnman23@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          6 days ago

          I’ve had it before, the raisin version and it’s perfectly decent when toasted.

          It scares people because bread in a can is unusual but there is nothing wrong with it. No weird ingredients, just…bread in a can :)

    • Jumi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      6 days ago

      If I’d want to prepare for real I’d get some military rations and the German ones have canned bread

      • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        1·
        6 days ago

        If limited space or weight is and issue that’s how I’d go too. However, they cost significantly more than basic grocery items.