Posted on 03/30/2025 6:43:04 AM PDT by MtnClimber
The European Union is preparing for new security challenges, with Brussels advising households on Wednesday to stockpile three days’ worth of emergency supplies – including food, medicine and other essentials – as part of a strategy to help the bloc plan for natural disasters, cyberattacks, pandemics and armed conflict.
Bottled water, energy bars, a flashlight and more: the EU is pushing for every household in the 27-country bloc to have a three-day survival kit ready in case of crisis – be it a conflict, pandemic or natural disaster.
The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled a list of 30 concrete ways for EU member states to boost their preparedness, counseling residents of the bloc to have enough resources to be self-sufficient for at least 72 hours in case they are cut off from essential services.
The 72-hour survival kit is part of a broader "preparedness strategy" in line with a key report last year on strengthening Europe's civilian and military preparedness as the bloc faces new challenges, said EU crisis management commissioner Hadja Lahbib.
"In the EU we must think different because the threats are different, we must think bigger because the threats are bigger too,” she said.
"Knowing what to do in case of danger – gaming out different scenarios – that's also a way to prevent people from panicking," said Lahbib, recalling shelves being stripped of toilet paper in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Lahbib posted a video on social media detailing items citizens should keep in an emergency bag, including medicine and essential documents in a plastic pouch as well as a Swiss army knife.
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ONLY 3 days?????
Maybe that is how long they think they can defend the EU before surrendering.
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Get right with God, hold your family close and pray continuously for Gods love and salvation. The next war will be the last war.
Good point!
What happened to knife control?
I think it’s better to have for 2 weeks.
People forget critter food in their planning and their water as well.
Though my chickens are free range so they eat a lot of bugs.
Yup...Orange Man Bad will be launching the missiles soon. And he’ll be aided by his BFF,Vlad Putin.
In Britain law abiding citizens cannot get firearms...so now they have knife crimes. And when *they* fail they’ll pass cricket bat laws.
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