Local Resilience and Civil Protection Strategy.
A support framework that prepares the city hall for the 2025-2030 wave of EU funding for defence, resilience and critical infrastructure. A document that can be adopted by local council decision in 4-12 weeks, with a portfolio of projects ready to submit.
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Why now.
The war in Ukraine, attacks on critical infrastructure and hybrid threats have triggered the broadest recalibration of civil security policy in the last three decades. The European Commission is asking member states to strengthen their preparedness architecture at every level of administration, including the local level.
01 · Preparedness Union Strategy (EC)
Adopted by the European Commission in March 2025. 30 key actions for anticipation, prevention and response. It explicitly mentions sub-national authorities, including city halls.
02 · The Niinistö report "Safer Together"
October 2024. It recommends a culture of "preparedness by design" and a stronger role for local authorities in the European preparedness architecture.
03 · Bucharest-Ilfov RDA · Priority 11
€55.8 million (of which €27.9 million ERDF) for defence infrastructure and the protection of critical infrastructure. The other regional programmes will follow.
04 · The SAFE programme · €16.68 billion
Provisional allocation for Romania. Local authorities can enter the mechanism through partnerships with the defence industry.
What the city hall
actually receives.
A document of 80-160 pages, plus operational annexes: all editable, all adoptable by local council decision.
- 01Local risk profile - a comprehensive inventory of risks (natural, technological, health, cyber, hybrid), with a probability × impact matrix and GIS visualisation.
- 02Vital functions matrix - identifying the critical functions that must remain operational in any scenario, and their degradation thresholds.
- 03Portfolio of 10-25 prioritised projects - each with a technical sheet, indicators, indicative budget, target funding source, timetable and dual-use marker.
- 04Funding sources matrix - explicit mapping of 1-4 possible sources for each project (ERDF, UCPM, Interreg, PNRR, SAFE/EDIP indirectly).
- 05Public communication plan + local DICRIM - a document informing citizens about major risks, based on the well-established French model.
- 06Exercise and training plan - an annual calendar of table-top, functional and full-scale exercises; a civic education programme in schools.
- 07Local governance architecture - the Local Resilience Committee, its duties, meeting frequency and coordination with the emergency structures (CJSU, ISU, SVSU).
- 08Operational annexes - template local council decisions, protocols between SVSU and ISU, GIS maps, DICRIM sheets, an annual self-assessment checklist.
We start with an exploratory conversation. Free of charge.
60 minutes, online or at the city hall. We learn about the administrative context, the mayor's priorities and the perceived risks. Within 7-10 days you receive a tailored opportunity note, with no commitment.