On the 19 November 2020, the Council of Europe’s European and Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement (EUR-OPA) and the Croatian Ministry of the Interior, Civil Protection Directorate, co-organised a webinar on “Earthquakes in the midst of the pandemic”.

The aim of the event was to discuss experiences and lessons learned from the earthquakes which struck Croatia in March 2020 and Greece in October 2020, as well as sharing the knowledge and studies on the topic.

The presentations given by the speakers during the meeting can be found below:

• “Earthquake in the midst of the Pandemic – Croatian Faculty of Civil Engineering view and lessons learned” by Josip Atalić, associate professor PhD
• “Earthquake in the midst of the Pandemic – Croatian Ministry of the Interior, Civil Protection Directorate view and lessons learned” by Tomislav Marević, Head of Operational Preparedness Department
• “Earthquake and pandemic Scenario – Greek experience and view” by Sofia Karma, European Centre for Forest Fires (ECFF) and Evangelia Pelli, European Centre on Prevention and Forecasting on Earthquakes (ECPFE)
• “The Greek experience from the 30 October 2020 earthquake in Samos island” by Thoma Thekla, Chief of “Emergency Response and Aid Provision”