# Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1993 of 11 December 2018 on the EU Integrated Political Crisis Response Arrangements, Article 12: Preparedness

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. To further strengthen the capacity to respond quickly at Union political level to crises, preparedness measures and a communication strategy framework shall be developed. These measures will be informed by most relevant areas of concern for a potential IPCR activation, and shall be underpinned by an IPCR preparedness policy and associated programme which will seek to improve all components of the IPCR capability.
2. The preparedness policy shall be submitted to the Council for approval. The preparedness programme shall be presented to Coreper.
3. In order to enhance the knowledge and readiness of all relevant stakeholders, tailored training on procedures and tools used in a crisis requiring coordination at Union political level shall be organised.
4. The IPCR preparedness policy shall foresee cross-sectoral exercises and define the procedures and modalities for planning exercises that involve the IPCR. IPCR exercises shall be organised by the Presidency with the support of the GSC and shall involve the Member States on a voluntary basis. The Commission and HR shall be closely associated to this work and shall be invited to contribute as appropriate. Any exercise involving the IPCR shall respect the IPCR preparedness policy.
5. The IPCR preparedness policy shall also contribute to enhancing communication to the public and coherence of the message in times of crisis. The informal network of crisis communicators (‘CCN’) may support this work.
6. Lessons from both exercises and real life activations of the IPCR arrangements will be identified. A structured process of lessons learned will be implemented.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/1993/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-1993/article-12
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