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Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European European, to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European European, to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)

On 31 August 2026, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, accompanied by Hadja Lahbib, European Commissioner for Equality, and European Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Management, went to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) in Brussels, Belgium. They were welcomed by Maciej Popowski, Director-general of DG European civil protection and humanitarian Aid Operation of the European Commission. The discussions focused on coordinating the European response to disasters and crises, as well as on strengthening preparedness, resilience and solidarity among Member States.
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ID P-070367
Date 31/08/2026
Photos 22
Category Report
Tags European Commission - visits made Natural disaster ECHO See more
Personalities Ursula von der Leyen Hadja Lahbib Maciej Popowski
Location Brussels - EC/Loi 84/86 Brussels - EC/Emergency Response Coordination Centre Brussels - ERCC
Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European European, to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)

Hadja Lahbib, 2nd, Ursula von der Leyen, 3rd, and Maciej Popowski, 4th (from left to right, in the foreground)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European European, to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)

Ursula von der Leyen, 5th, and Maciej Popowski, 6th (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European European, to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)

Ursula von der Leyen, 6th, Hadja Lahbib, 7th, and Maciej Popowski, 8th (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European European, to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)

Hadja Lahbib

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European European, to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)

Maciej Popowski, in the background

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European European, to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)

Hadja Lahbib, in the foreground

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European European, to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)

Ursula von der Leyen, in the foreground

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European European, to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)

Person seen from behind wearing a European Union Civil Protection vest

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European European, to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)

Group of people seen from behind, wearing European Union Civil Protection vests

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European European, to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)

Ursula von der Leyen, 2nd, and Hadja Lahbib, 3rd (from left to right, in the foreground)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European European, to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)

Ursula von der Leyen, 1st, Maciej Popowski, 2nd, and Hadja Lahbib, 3rd (from left to right, in the foreground)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European European, to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)

Ursula von der Leyen, 1st, and Hadja Lahbib, 2nd (from left to right, in the foreground)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European European, to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)

Ursula von der Leyen, 1st, Maciej Popowski, 2nd, and Hadja Lahbib, 3rd (from left to right, in the foreground)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European European, to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)

Ursula von der Leyen, 2nd, and Hadja Lahbib, 3rd (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European European, to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)

Ursula von der Leyen, 2nd, and Hadja Lahbib, 3rd (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European European, to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)

Screen showing a map of Europe's aerial firefighting capacities

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European European, to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)

Screen showing a map of Europe's aerial firefighting capacities

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European European, to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)

Hadja Lahbib, in the foreground

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European European, to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)

Group photo, left to right: In the 1st row, Hadja Lahbib, 6th, Ursula von der Leyen, 7th, and Maciej Popowski, 8th

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European European, to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)

Ursula von der Leyen, at the podium

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European European, to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)

Hadja Lahbib and Ursula von der Leyen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European European, to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC)

Maciej Popowski, Ursula von der Leyen, and Hadja Lahbib (from left to right, in the foreground)

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