The Danish Critical Supply Agency has signed a seven-year (September 2020 – August 2027) contract with the EU-Commission to set-up and run, together with the Capital Region of Denmark, a fully EU-funded rescEU-stock with personal protective equipment (PPE) in support of requesting European countries.

The 10,000 m² rescEU warehouse was ready for swift deployment on 1st May 2021. The warehouse is located in the town of Greve, just South-East of Copenhagen, and contains six different types of PPE, all of which are essential in the handling of COVID-19, and in relation to other types of health crises.

The rescEU-warehouse in Denmark is only one of the EU’s present nine rescEU-warehouses in various EU member states. The procedures and organisational set-up are based upon the EU Civil Protection cooperation.

The Emergency Response Coordination Center (ERCC) in Brussels can activate the rescEU-stocks at short notice on the basis of requests from other European countries and international organisations. For a fast and efficient deployment of the PPE the Danish Critical Supply Agency has made an operational agreement with the Danish Emergency Management Agency.

The present nine rescEU-stocks contain large amounts of PPE and medical equipment for use in health crises.

When fully stocked, the rescEU-warehouse in Denmark will contain 6.3 mill. gowns; 28.9 mill. masks type IIR; 3.3 mill. face-shields; 1.1 mill. FFP-masks and 194 mill. gloves.