March 22, 2013. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (background right) and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso during the signing of the joint declaration on cooperation in the field of civil protection in the plenary session of the participants' meeting between the Russian Government - European Commission in the Reception Hall of the Russian Government House. In foreground from right: Emergency Situations Minister Vladimir Puchkov and European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Kristalina Georgieva.