epa13202375 Personnel monitor computer maps and charts at the European Emergency Response Coordination Center (ERCC) in Brussels, Belgium, 31 August 2026. EPA/VIRGINIA MAYO / POOL

epa13202373 Personnel monitor computer maps and charts at the European Emergency Response Coordination Center (ERCC) in Brussels, Belgium, 31 August 2026. EPA/VIRGINIA MAYO / POOL

epa13202371 Personnel monitor a computer map at the European Emergency Response Coordination Center (ERCC) in Brussels, Belgium, 31 August 2026. EPA/VIRGINIA MAYO / POOL

epa13202370 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (C) and European Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Hadja Lahbib (R) speak with personnel during a visit to the European Emergency Response Coordination Center (ERCC) in Brussels, Belgium, 31 August 2026. EPA/VIRGINIA MAYO / POOL

epa13202369 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) speaks with personnel during a visit to the European Emergency Response Coordination Center (ERCC) in Brussels, Belgium, 31 August 2026. EPA/VIRGINIA MAYO / POOL

epa13202367 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (2-L) and European Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Hadja Lahbib (2-R) are briefed by personnel during a visit to the European Emergency Response Coordination Center (ERCC) in Brussels, Belgium, 31 August 2026. EPA/VIRGINIA MAYO / POOL

epa13202368 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (C) and European Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Hadja Lahbib (2-L) are briefed by personnel during a visit to the European Emergency Response Coordination Center (ERCC) in Brussels, Belgium, 31 August 2026. EPA/VIRGINIA MAYO / POOL

epa13202363 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (C) and European Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Hadja Lahbib (L) deliver a statement during a visit to the European Emergency Response Coordination Center (ERCC) in Brussels, Belgium, 31 August 2026. EPA/VIRGINIA MAYO / POOL

epa13202364 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (C-R) and European Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Hadja Lahbib (C-L) pose for a group photo with staff during a visit to the European Emergency Response Coordination Center (ERCC) in Brussels, Belgium, 31 August 2026. EPA/VIRGINIA MAYO / POOL

epa13202365 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (front) receives a staff jacket during a visit to the European Emergency Response Coordination Center (ERCC) in Brussels, Belgium, 31 August 2026. EPA/VIRGINIA MAYO / POOL

epa13202366 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (C) and European Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Hadja Lahbib (L) deliver a statement during a visit to the European Emergency Response Coordination Center (ERCC) in Brussels, Belgium, 31 August 2026. EPA/VIRGINIA MAYO / POOL

epa13202361 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (R) and European Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Hadja Lahbib (2-L) receive staff jackets during a visit to the European Emergency Response Coordination Center (ERCC) in Brussels, Belgium, 31 August 2026. EPA/VIRGINIA MAYO / POOL

epa13202362 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (R) and European Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Hadja Lahbib (L) deliver a statement during a visit to the European Emergency Response Coordination Center (ERCC) in Brussels, Belgium, 31 August 2026. EPA/VIRGINIA MAYO / POOL