Only 22% of EU citizens could spontaneously identify 112 as the number to call for emergency services anywhere in the EU. A recent EU-wide survey has found that there is significant room for national authorities to better inform their citizens. The Commission is therefore calling on Member States to boost awareness of 112.
Owing to the efforts of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, the European Commission has decided today to suspend the proceedings against Poland concerning the functionality of Single European Emergency Call Number 112. The case was brought to the European Court of Justice in October 2006, and Poland was accused of, inter alia, lacking the possibility to locate a person calling the 112 emergency number.
