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EUwarn
EUwarn (proper spelling: EUWARN) – also KATWARN international – is an internal warning system used by the European Commission in Brussels and Luxembourg, as well as the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior to disseminate internal warning messages within the organisation via smartphone app in dangerous situations (for example, major fires, power outages, terrorist attacks, or pandemics). The system is technically based on the KATWARN warning system, which has been in use in Germany since 2011, and is networked through roaming technology.
Article summary
EUwarn (proper spelling: EUWARN) – also KATWARN international – is an internal warning system used by the European Commission in Brussels and Luxembourg, as well as the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior to disseminate internal warning messages within the organisation via smartphone app in dangerous situations (for example, major fires, power outages, terrorist attacks, or pandemics). The system is technically based on the KATWARN warning system, which has been in use in Germany since 2011, and is networked through roaming technology.
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