A 72-hour emergency grab bag is now the EU standard. New guidelines from the European Commission call on citizens to be at least that much self-sufficient during a major crisis. Hadja Lahviv, EU Commissioner for Crisis Preparedness and Management, presented them at the European Civil Protection Forum in Brussels.

A 72-hour emergency grab bag is now the EU standard. New guidelines from the European Commission call on citizens to be at least that much self-sufficient during a major crisis. Hadja Lahviv, EU Commissioner for Crisis Preparedness and Management, presented them at the European Civil Protection Forum in Brussels.