With the European Community being abolished in 2009, the office began to be known as the Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department of the European Commission or European Union, but kept its ECHO abbreviation.
Euroopa Ühenduse kaotamisega 2009. aastal hakati ametit nimetama Euroopa komisjoni või Euroopa Liidu Humanitaarabi Ametiks, kuid lühend ECHO säilis.