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1 Crisis management in Slovak Republic Assoc. Prof. Ing. Stanislav Filip,PhD. School of Economics and Management in Public Administration, Bratislava Wien, January 2015 Facts about Slovakia/1 Official name: Slovak Republic State system: republic Official language: Slovak President: Andrej Kiska Prime Minister: Robert Fico International codes: SK,SVK, Political system: State formation date: parliamentary democracy 1st January 1993 Capital city: Bratislava Population: Population density: 110/km2 Currency: Euro Population density: 110/km2 Area: km2 Stanislav Filip Wien, 27th January

2 Facts about Slovakia/2 Neighboring countries: Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Ukraine Membership in international organisations: EU, NATO, UN, UNESCO, OECD, OSCE, CERN, WHO, etc. Administrative divisions: 8 self-governing regions, 79 districts, 138 towns, 2891 municip. Nationalities / Ethnic groups: Slovak (80.7 %), Hungarian (8.5 %), Roma, (2 %), other (8.8 %) Religion: believers approximately 68,9 % (Roman Catholic) Stanislav Filip Wien, 27th January Causes of the cirisis Geographical condition Climatic condition Natural disasters Demographic structure Political activities Industrial activities Econimical activities Transport,etc. Civilization catastrophy Stanislav Filip Wien, 27th January

3 Statistic of incidents in Slovakia 2014 Type of incident Number District N % BA BB KE NR PO TN TT ZA Unknow subsatance 21 5, Hoaxes 3 0, Floods , Excessive snow Leakage of oil 10 2, Windstorm 3 0, Landslide 16 4, Other 43 11, Together Stanislav Filip Wien, 27th January Statistic of emergency situation in Slovakia 2014 Type of crisis Number District N % BA BB KE NR PO TN TT ZA Unknow subsatance 1 2, Hoaxes Floods 21 45, Excessive snow Leakage of oil 1 2, Windstorm 1 2, Landslide 15 32, Other 6 13, Together Stanislav Filip Wien, 27th January

4 Stanislav Filip Wien, 27th January Types of crisis states War State of War Extraordinary State Emergency State Emergency Situation Stanislav Filip Wien, 27th January

5 Legal framework of crisis management The Constitutional Act No 227/2002 Coll. on the Security of the State in Times of War, Warfare and State of Emergency The Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No 387/2002 Coll. on Crisis Management of the State off time of War and Warfare The Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No 129/2002 Coll. on IRS The Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No 42/1994 Coll. on Civil Protection of the Population Act No 179/2011 Coll. on Economic Mobilisation Act No 82/1994 Coll. on State Material Reserves, as worded in later amendments Act No 45/2011 Coll. on critical infrastructure Stanislav Filip Wien, 27th January Organisational structure of the state crisis management/control bodies Governement of the Slovak Republic Security Council of the Slovak Republic Ministries and other central state bodies National Bank of Slovakia Region Security Council District Office District Security Council Municipality Stanislav Filip Wien, 27th January

6 Organisational structure of the state crisis management/executive bodies Armed forces of the Slovak Republic Police Integrated Rescue System Financial Administration Prison and Court Guard Inteligence Services City Police Private Security Services, Red cross, etc. Stanislav Filip Wien, 27th January Integrated Rescue System/112 Stanislav Filip Wien, 27th January

7 Main tasks of crisis management to ensure efficient management in all crisis situations, identify emerging crisis situation and provide early warning, analyze the impact of a crisis on the security interests of the Slovak Republic and propose method of its solutions, counteract an emergency situation, most likely to respond to the threats, to adapt to changes in the security situation, including the response to unexpected threats, ensure rapid clean-up crisis and restored to its original state guarantee the continuity of its operation. Stanislav Filip Wien, 27th January Civil protection information system Information System of Civil Protection which contents a warning service and an information service. A warning service provides early warning for residents and public in danger and notification of persons involved in response to emergency event. Information Service ensures collection, processing, evaluation and transmission information. Stanislav Filip Wien, 27th January

8 Technology of warning and notification system network of sirens, consisting of sirens and the system of control radio and television broadcasting local information resources of the municipality Autonomous systems in areas threatened by release of dangerous substances, at the water structures of I. and II. category and in endangered areas Stanislav Filip Wien, 27th January Notification system from national level OFFICE OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL RTVS SECTION OF CRISIS MANAGEMENT MINISTRY OF INTERIOR OTHER MINISTRIES OTHER CENTRAL STATE ADMINISTRATION BODIES DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE REGION SELECTED ENTITIES DISTRICT OFFICE DISTRICT OFFICE SELECTED ENTITIES THE MUNICIPALITY THE MUNICIPALITY Stanislav Filip Wien, 27th January OBJEKT

9 NATO / EADRCC Contact points information on crisis in international level UN/UNECE UN/OPCW UN/OCHA EU / ERCC IAEA PARTNER COUNTRIES NATIONAL CONTACT POINT Operational Centre Presidium of the Police Force National level DIPLOMATIC SERVICE Ministry of Foreign Affairs Operational Centre Presidium of the Fire and Rescue Service Operational Centre Slovak Information Service 8x Focal point of the IRS District Office at the region Operational Centre Ministry of Defence Other connection, for example: Stanislav Slovak Hydrometeorological Filip Wien, 27th Institute, nuclear power plants... January Contractual International Cooperation in crisis EU Level The EU's Community Mechanism for Civil Protection Multilateral intergovernmental level Convention Central European Initiative (AT,CHR,HU,IT,SK,SVK,BG,PL,) Bilateral intergovernmental level 10 agreements on mutual assistance during emergency event 5 agreements on cross-border cooperation Bilateral regional level 15 agreements between district offices in border areas Stanislav Filip Wien, 27th January

10 Overview of bilateral agreements at the regional level a) Agreement on Cooperation and Mutual exchange of information in an emergency event Slovakia Poland District Office Zilina Silesian Voivodeship (Katowice) District Office Zilina - Lesser Poland Voivodeship (Cracow) District Office Presov Lesser Poland Voivodeship (Cracow) District Office Presov Subcarpathian Voivodeship (Resov) Slovakia Hungary District Office Bratislava self-governing region Gyor-Mošoň- Šoproň District Office Trnava self-governing region Gyor-Mošoň- Šoproň District Office Nitra self-governing region Komárom District Office Banska Bystrica self-governing region Novohradská District Office Kocice self-governing region Boršodsko- Abovsko-Zemplínska b) Agreement on Exchange of Information in an emergency event Slovakia Austria Bratislava - Vienna City District Office Bratislava - Vienna City Slovakia - Czech Republic District Office Zilina - Office CO Ostrava Slovakia-Ukraine District Office Prešov Transcarpathian region (Uzhgorod) District Office Kosice Transcarpathian region (Uzhgorod) Stanislav Filip Wien, 27th January What's new Completed project: April 2014 Early Warning System Ukraine - Slovak Republic Overal objective: To intensify and deepen the cross border cooperation of two regions: Zakarpatska region in Ukraine and Košický kraj in Slovakia in the field of emergency preparedness for floods, fire, and other natural disasters incidents Stanislav Filip Wien, 27th January

11 What could be improved adapt the principles of existing cross-border cooperation in the framework of the possibilities offered by the Schengen acquis Stanislav Filip Wien, 27th January Thank you Stanislav Filip Wien, 27th January

12 Contact Post address: Rector office VŠEMVS Furdeková 16 Bratislava Slovak Republic Tel: Stanislav Filip Wien, 27th January

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