Contents 03 Paragraph Abbreviations and acronyms I-VII Executive summary 1-11 Introduction 1-2 Background 3-4 Legal framework 5-9 Union Civil Protection Mechanism 10-11 Financing the UCPM 12-16 Audit scope and approach 17-71 Observations 17-48 The Commission made use of the coordination structures in place but some tools could have been exploited further 17-19 The Commission activated the mechanism for responding to emergencies on a timely basis but could have gained additional time for mobilising resources through better use of the pre-alert phase 20-27 EU civil protection teams facilitated on-the-ground coordination but their selection process and reporting from the field had shortcomings 28-33 Although the voluntary pool was still of limited use at the time of the crises examined, the Commission played an active role in extending its scope 34-37 EU civil protection teams benefited from substantial support from the EU delegations 38-40 The Commission made use of the existing ECHO Field Network, but greater civil protection synergies could be sought 41-46 The Commission respected UN OCHA’s leading role and adopted flexible coordination structures in coherence with the overall UN set-up 47-48 The Commission took steps towards ensuring a smooth transition into the recovery phase Contents 04 49-69 While the Commission established a framework for collecting, disseminating and exchanging information, there is room for improvement on reporting 49-54 The Commission’s CECIS communication platform is useful for information sharing, but further improvement is needed to enhance its impact 55-57 Information products and maps were widely shared and there are indications that they were useful 58-60 The Commission organised inclusive meetings which sought to promote information exchange with EU bodies and consistency in the delivery of assistance 61-66 By acting as a forum for information exchange, the Ebola Task Force added value to the response, but should have been established sooner 67-69 The Commission does not make full use of the information at its disposal to report on both its own and the UCPM’s overall performance 70-74 Conclusions and recommendations Annex I — Annex II — Annex III — Annex IV — Annex V — Activation of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism for disasters outside the Union Union Civil Protection Mechanism — Relationship among the actors as of 31 August 2016 Overview of the three disasters examined Deployment of EU epidemiologists to Guinea Timeline of events Ebola virus disease outbreak 2014-2015 Reply of the Commission 
Sisukord 03 Punkt I–VII 1–11 1-2 3-4 5–9 10 -11 12–16 17–71 17–48 17–19 20–27 28–33 34–37 38–40 41–46 47-48 Lühendid Kokkuvõte Sissejuhatus Taust Õigusraamistik Liidu kodanikukaitse mehhanism Liidu kodanikukaitse mehhanismi rahastamine Auditi ulatus ja lähenemisviis Tähelepanekud Komisjon kasutas olemasolevaid koordineerimisstruktuure, kuid mõningaid vahendeid oleks saanud paremini rakendada Komisjon aktiveeris hädaolukordadele reageerimise mehhanismi õigeaegselt, kuid oleks saanud ressursside mobiliseerimiseks aega juurde võita, kasutades eelhoiatusetapi võimalusi paremini ELi kodanikukaitse meeskonnad lihtsustasid kohapealset koordineerimist, kuid nende valikuprotsess ja teabeedastus tegevuspaigast oli puudulik Ehkki vabatahtlikku reservi kasutati läbivaadatud kriiside ajal veel piiratud mahus, tegeles komisjon aktiivselt selle ulatuse laiendamisega ELi kodanikukaitse meeskonnad said ELi delegatsioonidelt olulist toetust Komisjon kasutas olemasolevat ECHO kohapealset võrgustikku, kuid kodanikukaitse alal oleks vaja suuremat sünergiat Komisjon aktsepteeris ÜRO OCHA juhtrolli ning võttis kasutusele paindlikud koordineerimisstruktuurid kooskõlas ÜRO üldise ülesehitusega Komisjon võttis meetmeid, et tagada sujuv üleminek katastroofist taastumise etappi