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Civil Protection Financial Instrument Mascia Toussaint DG ENV / Civil Protection Unit. 2 October 2007. Overview of the presentation Context European civil protection Financial incentives via the CPFI Opportunities for Member States ABC of submitting grant applications
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Civil Protection Financial InstrumentMascia ToussaintDG ENV / Civil Protection Unit 2 October 2007
Overview of the presentation • Context European civil protection • Financial incentives via the CPFI • Opportunities for Member States • ABC of submitting grant applications • Question & Answers / Discussion
Context • Disasters www.youtube.com/eutube • European civil protection Mechanism • Scope: • EU-27 + 3 EEA countries • Central/regional/local government, professions, volunteers, public, companies, universities, etc.
Financial incentives via the CPFI • Civil Protection Financial Instrument -130/180 M EUR for 7 years • 4 different incentives: *EU Grants for exercises *EU Grants for projecten *EU Tender for training *EU Tenderfor bilateral exchange of experts • Other possibilities e.g. : FP7, INTERREG, Leonardo…
EC Civil Protection grants/tenders online http://ec.europa.eu/environment/civil/index.htm
Opportunities for Member States Local Regional National *Internationalize *Better working procedures !!!ACT LOCAL THINK EUROPEAN!!! European
ABC… grant applications A. Needs driven! B. Quality! C. Cost-effective D. Cross border, added value, subsidiarity! • GOOD TO KNOW: *Info Day (14/01/2008) & Forum (22/11/2007)*Cycles: every year new opportunities!*Ask for feedback
Best practices • Self protection household kits (FR) • Raising citizens awareness (UK) • ICT in civil protection (IT) • Flüt management cross border (DE) • EU Floodcommand (UK)
Questions & Answers - Discussion • Questions? • Plans to submit proposals? • Enough tools to do so?