I would, however, emphasise that, with the existing instruments, with the existing facilities and with the existing competences, civil protection and the mechanism which we have in the European Commission responded very, very well to last year's crises, by which I mean the various fires, for example in Portugal, and the floods in countries such as Bulgaria and Romania.
Järjestimme 13 tämänkaltaista avustusoperaatiota. Lisäksi osallistuimme luonnollisesti Etelä-Aasian kahden suurkatastrofin avustustoimiin.