In the EU, the Red Cross network represents nearly one million and a half volunteers, employs 113,000 people and has over a thousand staff working internationally.

Although each National Society belongs to a different social, political and cultural system and performs different tasks, all share the same basic unifying principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

In the EU, the Red Cross is a major provider of social and emergency services and a partner in policy discussions pertaining to humanitarian issues both within and outside the EU.

This section of the RC/EU Office presents a profile of the EU National Societies: their structure, main activities and common interests within the EU context. It does not claim to be exhaustive. Realities, facts and figures change from day-to-day and we will update these profiles on a regular basis.