France proposes EU reaction force for natural disasters

In August 2010 French President Nicolas Sarkozy called for the EU to set up a joint rapid reaction force to handle natural disasters such as earthquakes, wildfires and floods.

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Deutsche Welle, 15.8.10: France's Sarkozy calls for European natural disaster force http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5913347,00.html

EurActiv, 17.8.10: Commission heeds Sarkozy’s request for EU crisis response force http://www.euractiv.com/global-europe/commission-heeds-sarkozy-request-news-496888

EUObserver, 17.8.10: Brussels defends its performance on Pakistan aid http://euobserver.com/9/30634

PressEurop, 19.8.10: The problem with Pakistan http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/319341-problem-pakistan

EurActiv, 19.8.10: Georgieva wants EU flag to shine in disaster areas http://www.euractiv.com/foreign-affairs/georgieva-wants-eu-flag-shine-disaster-areas-news-496952

Deutsche Welle, 18.8.10: EU pledges additional 30 million euros in Pakistan flood relief http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5920719,00.html

BBC News, 18.8.10: Pakistan floods: EU pledges 30m euro aid boost http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11011620

European Commission: Press Release: IP/10/1056: Pakistan: Commissioner Georgieva proposes increasing Commission's funding to €70 million ahead of her visit to the area http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/1056&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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