International organizations as a subject of international disaster
The international disaster relief represents one of actively developing areas of interstate cooperation, both at universal, and the regional level. It represents one of sustainable development goals of the UN (UN SDGs). This article sees its purpose in the analysis ...
Civil protection in the EU and its effect on the safety of the Baltic region
This article describes civil protection activities of the EU in the framework of the Community Civil Protection Mechanism — a system for coordinating civil protection resources and in-kind assistance to countries stricken by natural and manmade disasters. By analyzing the legislation and actual activation of the Mechanism, the authors present the functioning of this system as well as the ongoing changes towards a more planned approach to providing civil protection. The authors address the issue ...
