On 29 April 2022, we mark the 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (CWC). With 193 States Parties, the Convention today enshrines the international norm against the use of chemical weapons. Since it entered into […]
EU develops strategic reserves for chemical, biological and radio-nuclear emergencies
To improve the EUs preparedness and response to public health risks such as chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats, the Commission is building up strategic reserves of response capacities through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. This includes a €540.5 million rescEU strategic stockpile, established in close collaboration with the Health emergency Preparedness and Response […]
CBRN SaaS project enters operational phase
EDA’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological Nuclear Surveillance as Service (CBRN SaaS) project entered its operational phase. Representatives of the 12 industry members of the consortium in charge of implementing it met for the first time albeit only remotely due to the Covid pandemic. The aim of the Austrian-lead project, initially launched as a PESCO project but […]