Dan Eliasson, the Director General of the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, MSB, has today signed a contract stating that Sweden and MSB will be assigned the task of managing the EU’s strategic warehouse for civilian and conflict management operations. The warehouse will be located in Kristinehamn, where MSB already conducts extensive stockholding and logistical activities for missions in Sweden and around the world.

During Emergency Preparedness Week, 28 May – 3 June, MSB is sending out the brochure If Crisis or War Comes to 4.8 million households in Sweden. All households are being sent a copy, but you can already download and read the brochure, which is about our collective preparedness and security.

The Foreign Affairs Council has now decided to give MSB the task of storing, purchasing and transporting equipment used in EU civilian and conflict management operations.

Friday 7th of April 2017 a truck was hijacked and driven into people and in the city of Stockholm. MSB was tasked by the Government to follow up and to evaluate emergency management system. The evaluation have been presented to the Government.

During spring of 2018, the EU-funded programme IPA Disaster Risk Assessment and Mapping (DRAM) runs technical workshops in its seven partner countries. Focusing on how disasters are best handled at the national level, the workshops are tailored to fit the needs of each hosting partner.