Partner meeting at DSU in Bucharest

Bucharest: On 9 and 10 February, a coordination meeting was held with our partner, the Department for Emergency Situations (Departamentul pentru Situații de Urgență, DSU) at the Romanian Ministry of the Interior. Together with State Secretary Dr Raed Arafat and Deputy Director General Dr Bogdan Pop, we discussed ongoing projects in detail, agreed on strategic planning for the coming years, analysed current developments in European civil protection and defined future priorities.

I also had the opportunity to participate in the evaluation of national emergency medical assessments (see picture). Both the emergency rescue system and hospital emergency rooms are organisationally anchored in the DSU. I was particularly impressed by the dynamic developments in this area. DSU Romania now has an excellently established quality assurance system.