{"id":15144,"date":"2025-03-27T15:04:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T15:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/27\/eu-urges-citizens-to-stockpile-72-hours-worth-of-supplies-amid-war-risk\/"},"modified":"2025-03-27T15:04:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T15:04:18","slug":"eu-urges-citizens-to-stockpile-72-hours-worth-of-supplies-amid-war-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/27\/eu-urges-citizens-to-stockpile-72-hours-worth-of-supplies-amid-war-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"EU urges citizens to stockpile 72 hours\u2019 worth of supplies amid war risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/ai-article-summary\/instances\/cm8qbjd0500013b6mhok9j2h3@published\" class=\"ai-article-summary hidden \" data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-selector-brand=\"accent-ai\">    <button class=\"ai-article-summary__toggle\">        <strong class=\"ai-article-summary__title\">            <span class=\"ai-article-summary__stars-icon\">            <\/span>            <span>Summary<\/span>        <\/strong>            <span class=\"ai-article-summary__toggle-caret-up\" aria-label=\"Toggle Article Summary\"><\/span>            <span class=\"ai-article-summary__toggle-caret-down\" aria-label=\"Toggle Article Summary\"><\/span>    <\/button>    <\/p>\n<div class=\"ai-article-summary__collapsible\">\n<ul class=\"ai-article-summary__items\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<li class=\"ai-article-summary__item\">The European Commission has urged EU citizens to stockpile essential supplies that could last for 72 hours amid rising security threats.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-article-summary__item\">The 18-page strategy promotes a culture of preparedness and resilience in the face of geopolitical uncertainties.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-article-summary__item\">Russia&#8217;s war in Ukraine and infrastructure sabotage are cited as key factors behind the new guidance.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-article-summary__item\">Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stressed that Europeans need tools to prevent and respond to crises.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ai-article-summary__item\">The document recommends preparedness lessons in school curricula to combat disinformation and build resilience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ai-article-summary__footer\">            <span class=\"ai-article-summary__disclaimer-text\">This summary was AI-generated and reviewed by CNN editors.<\/span>                                <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm8q664fu003l26p6amu9b5ym@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            European Union citizens should stockpile enough food and other essential supplies to sustain them for at least 72 hours in the event of a crisis, the EU Commission has said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm8q7e0db00063b6me5ofbzob@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            In new guidance released Wednesday, the commission stressed the need for Europe to shift its mindset, to foster a culture of \u201cpreparedness\u201d and \u201cresilience.\u201d    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm8q7e0db00073b6mxe40pbk6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The 18-page document warns that Europe is facing a new reality marred with risk and uncertainty, citing Russia\u2019s full-scale war in Ukraine, rising geopolitical tensions, sabotage of critical infrastructure, and electronic warfare as prominent factors.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm8q7e0db00083b6mmag4z9yk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The Brussels initiative appears to serve as a wake-up call for members states to the gravity of the bloc\u2019s security situation.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm8q7e0db00093b6mzl8j3k90@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            An ever-present threat from Russia has prompted European leaders to stress the need for war-readiness. As has the Trump administration\u2019s confrontational approach towards Europe, particularly on contributions to NATO and on the war in Ukraine, which has sparked a race on the continent to shore up its own military readiness.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm8q7e0db000a3b6m8kxnf1yx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The Commission\u2019s European Preparedness Union Strategy says citizens across the continent should adopt practical measures to ensure they are ready in case of an emergency. This includes having enough essential supplies to last them for a minimum of three days, the document says. \u201cIn the case of extreme disruptions, the initial period is the most critical,\u201d it says.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm8q7e0db000b3b6mbrl5j7i8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Overall, civilians should be encouraged to foster self-reliance and psychological resilience, the document states.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm8q7e0db000c3b6mb980433p@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The commission also calls for the introduction of \u201cpreparedness\u201d lessons in the school curricula, including giving pupils the skills to fight disinformation and information manipulation.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm8q7e0db000d3b6m7wwh1lf1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cNew realities require a new level of preparedness in Europe,\u201d President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said in a statement. \u201cOur citizens, our Member States, and our businesses need the right tools to act both to prevent crises and to react swiftly when a disaster hits.\u201d    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm8q7e0db000e3b6mcmjzwt2e@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The European Commission\u2019s guidance on Wednesday comes after individual counties have been updating their contingency plans.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm8q7e0db000f3b6mozvaf3lc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            In June last year, Germany updated its Framework Directive for Overall Defense, giving direction on what to do should conflict break out in Europe. Unveiling the plans at the time, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said they were necessary for her country to arm itself better in the face of Russian aggression.    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary The European Commission has urged EU citizens to stockpile essential supplies that could last&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15145,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15144\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}