Earlier I have posted on two citizens' initiatives, Oneseat and Nuclear Power No Thanks, inspired by article 47 of the proposed European Constitution.
Now a new one has seen the light of the day. The 112 petition encourages the European Commission to ensure better aid to Europeans who dial 112. The web page explains:
In the EU, 15 to 30 % of the emergency calls get an inappropriate or even no answer at all!
The European Commission’s own figures show that every year 5,000 more lives as well as EUR 5,000,000,000 could be saved.
Therefore, I request the European Commission to ensure an efficient 112 service all over the EU to my family and me for the 50th anniversary of the United Europe in 2007.
Some of the testimonies on the web page is also quite thought-provoking:
Kristina called 112 in Belgium. The operator did not understand French or English. The ambulance arrived only one and a half hour later...
Oliver lives at the border between Germany and Austria. Once he had to call an emergency number in Austria but he did not know which one to call...
Manuel called the 112 in Spain and finally had to carry his father to the hospital emergency unit on his own because of the poor and slow 112 service...
The European Emergency Number Association is behind the petition.
PS: If some of you did not know 112 is the emergency number that you can use in all EU member states.
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