Coordinating operations during the coronavirus pandemic It also provides emergency communications and monitoring tools through the Common Emergency Communication and Information System (CECIS), a web-based alert and notification application enabling a real-time exchange of information. It also acts as the central 24/7 contact point when the Solidarity Clause is invoked. The centre ensures cooperation and coherence of EU action at an inter-institutional level, focusing on coordination mechanisms with the European External Action Service, the Council and EU Member States.

Enhancing crisis response coordination at European level It ensures deployment of coordination and assessment teams composed of humanitarian aid and civil protection experts to conduct joint needs assessments.

It maintains a direct link to civil protection and humanitarian aid authorities in EU Member States enabling a real-time exchange of information. The centre improves coordination between civil protection and humanitarian aid operations. Coordination platform for civil protection and humanitarian aid In 2021, the EU strengthened the centre with enhanced operational, analytical, monitoring, information management and communication capabilities. Pooling shipments to the affected country boosts the efficiency of the European response. Under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, the Commission can co-finance operational costs, including transport costs, thus enabling delivery of assistance to the country affected within a few hours with lower budgetary impact on those offering the assistance. The centre can identify eventual gaps in European assistance and propose how to cover these gaps through financial support from the EU. The quality of the response is ensured through the establishment of quality criteria and a certification process. These countries may commit resources on standby in a pool, ready to be deployed as part of a faster and more coherent European response when the need arises. The centre manages a reserve of pre-committed assistance from EU Member States and Participating States that can be immediately deployed. Around-the-clock presence ensures real time monitoring and immediate reaction day and night. The Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) has a fully staffed and trained duty system. Civil protection cooperation and development of EU emergency response capacity

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