The European External Action Service (EEAS) Crisis Response Centre and Egypt’s National Committee for Crisis Management and Disaster Risk Reduction signed an Administrative Arrangement aimed at strengthening cooperation and improving information exchange on crisis preparedness and response.

 

The agreement was signed by Christian Berger, Director of the EEAS Crisis Response Centre, and Major General Tamer Abdelrahman, Assistant Secretary-General of the Egyptian Cabinet and Head of the National Committee for Crisis Management and Disaster Risk Reduction.

 

The signing was followed by discussions on shared challenges and priorities in crisis management, including coordination mechanisms and early response systems.

 

Berger outlined the role of the EEAS Crisis Response Centre in supporting the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in responding to political, security, and consular crises outside the European Union. He stressed the importance of international partnerships and welcomed the new agreement, inviting Egyptian counterparts to continue exchanges in Brussels and visit the Centre.

 

For his part, Major General Abdelrahman welcomed the signing and highlighted Egypt’s close cooperation with the European Union. He explained that the National Committee for Crisis Management serves as a central coordination body bringing together relevant national entities to respond to a wide range of crises, including natural disasters, accidents, security incidents, health emergencies, and consular crises abroad.

 

He added that the committee supports crisis response efforts across Egypt’s 27 governorates and operates specialized subcommittees monitoring regional developments, including Gaza, Syria, Sudan, and Ebola outbreaks. Both sides also exchanged views on Ebola monitoring and broader crisis preparedness frameworks.

 

Egyptian officials described the agreement as a further step in strengthening EU-Egypt cooperation, building on the Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership signed in 2024, and ahead of the 11th EU-Egypt Association Council meeting scheduled for June 15, 2026.