Le mécanisme de protection civile de la Commission a permis aux États membres de fournir une assistance coordonnée, notamment sous la forme d’experts et de matériel spécialisé», a déclaré M. Stavros Dimas, membre de la Commission chargé de la coordination des efforts de lutte contre la marée noire.
With the help of the Commission’s civil protection mechanism, Member States have been able to provide co-ordinated assistance, including experts and specialised materials," said Stavros Dimas, the Commissioner in charge of the co-ordination efforts aimed at containing the damage from the oil spill".