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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

EU urged to build stockpiles to prepare for pandemic, natural disaster or invasion

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The EU should have regularly updated non-exhaustive lists of essential goods tailored to different crises, according to the strategy Photograph: Thomas Lohnes/AFP/Getty Images

The EU should develop stockpiles of medicine, generators and raw materials to be better prepared for a military invasion, pandemic or natural disaster, the European Commission has said.

Outlining its first-ever strategy on stockpiling, the EU executive said on Wednesday member states should also consider emergency supplies of water purification products, equipment to repair undersea cables, drones and mobile bridges for use in conflicts.

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