The mission of this project was to reinforce the EU's preparedness to respond to potential risk of all hazards by a continued operation of the EuroMOMO network, which ensures quality check and standardised weekly mortality monitoring. The vision was further to extend the collaboration by adding new countries to the network and to continuously explore the potential of timely mortality data. By conducting regular network activities, partners learnt and exchanged best practice on how to apply data from real-time mortality monitoring for risk assessment, in particular as regards cross-border threats and the management of the public health response to emergencies.