The EU is building up strategic reserves to protect against crises and attacks. Brussels is concerned about the vulnerability of infrastructure and plans to strengthen resilience.
The European Union plans to build strategic reserves of critical resources, from rare earth metals to cable repair kits, amid rising geopolitical tensions and the risk of attacks on infrastructure.
The Financial Times writes about this, citing a draft document from the European Commission.
Brussels is concerned about the EU's vulnerability to cyberattacks, sabotage of submarine cables, climate disasters and possible military action by Russia.
In response, plans call for a new “stockpile network” to include food, medicine, nuclear fuel, permanent magnets, and other key resources.
Several incidents involving underwater cables and gas pipelines in Europe have forced officials to reconsider the level of security for critical infrastructure.
Bundeswehr General Carsten Breuer has warned that Russia could attack an EU member state in the coming years.
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The document is planned to be published next week, it may still change.
Also this month, the European Commission will present budget proposals for investments in strategic reserves.
Let us recall that the European Commission warned about the need for food and resource reserves for three days in the event of a crisis. According to the draft “Union Strategy for Preparedness”, every EU citizen should be self-sufficient for at least 72 hours in the event of an emergency: war, cyber attacks, deadly epidemics, climate disasters.
