Seminar on Strengthening Cooperation with the Candidate Countries and Western Balkan Countries in the Field of Civil Protection24-26 February 2008, Bled, Slovenia

Cross-border cooperation among Slovenia, Candidate

Countries and Western Balkan Countries - best practices

Milena Dobnik Jeraj Ministry of Defence, Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief

Seminar on Strengthening Cooperation with the Candidate Countries and Western Balkan Countries in the Field of Civil Protection24-26 February 2008, Bled, Slovenia

GOALS/OBJECTIVES

Support to enhancement of national disaster management systems

Mutual assistance in case of disasters

Support in the EU accession and pre-accession process

Framework: bilateral, regional, IOs, EU

Seminar on Strengthening Cooperation with the Candidate Countries and Western Balkan Countries in the Field of Civil Protection24-26 February 2008, Bled, Slovenia

BILATERAL COOPERATION (1)Bilateral agreements

(civil protection)

with Croatia (1999) education and training, early warning, planning, mutual assistance etc.

good cooperation among border regions (trilateral cooperation Croatia, Hungary Slovenia – also Euroregio West-Nyugat Pannonia)

Seminar on Strengthening Cooperation with the Candidate Countries and Western Balkan Countries in the Field of Civil Protection24-26 February 2008, Bled, Slovenia

BILATERAL COOPERATION (2)

Bilateral agreements initiated with

FYROM and Montenegro

All Western Balkan countries Exchange of information

(legislation, planning, equipment) Education and Training In the frame of international

organisations Mutual assistance in case of

disasters

Seminar on Strengthening Cooperation with the Candidate Countries and Western Balkan Countries in the Field of Civil Protection24-26 February 2008, Bled, Slovenia

BILATERAL COOPERATION (3)

Support in EU-accession process Agreement between the governments on experts support on EU issues with Croatia (2003) and FYROM (2003) –

Civil protection included (also 112, Seveso II Directive)

Exchange of experience, expertise Practical information on cooperation with(in) EU

Seminar on Strengthening Cooperation with the Candidate Countries and Western Balkan Countries in the Field of Civil Protection24-26 February 2008, Bled, Slovenia

REGIONAL COOPERATION

Stability Pact for SEE – Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative

- Slovenia -Chair-in-Office in 2007

- Disaster Management Training Programme

- Support to other projects

Other regional frameworks

Seminar on Strengthening Cooperation with the Candidate Countries and Western Balkan Countries in the Field of Civil Protection24-26 February 2008, Bled, Slovenia

FUTURE ACTIVITIES (1)

Bilateral agreements/activities

Further support for the European course of the Western Balkan countries- Sharing information, knowledge and experiences- EU Presidency, 2 events:

Seminar on Strengthening Cooperation with Candidate Countries and Western Balkan Countries, 24-26 February 2008Meeting of Directors-General for Civil Protection, 19-21 May 2008, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Seminar on Strengthening Cooperation with the Candidate Countries and Western Balkan Countries in the Field of Civil Protection24-26 February 2008, Bled, Slovenia

FUTURE ACTIVITIES (2)

Support for regional cooperation in the Western Balkans /South Eastern Europe

Seminar on Strengthening Cooperation with the Candidate Countries and Western Balkan Countries in the Field of Civil Protection24-26 February 2008, Bled, Slovenia

EU COOPERATION (1)

Cooperation in EU civil protection instruments/activities

Joint training, exercises, exchange of experts – networking (people to people contacts)

Facilitate provision of EU Civil Protection assistance (procedures, operational points of contacts)

Seminar on Strengthening Cooperation with the Candidate Countries and Western Balkan Countries in the Field of Civil Protection24-26 February 2008, Bled, Slovenia

EU COOPERATION (2)

Support to national capacity building

Early warning systems and the single European emergency call number 112 - technical and financial support and expertise

Dissemination of knowledge on EU pre-accession assistance instruments at national and EU levels

Seminar on Strengthening Cooperation with the Candidate Countries and Western Balkan Countries in the Field of Civil Protection24-26 February 2008, Bled, Slovenia

CONTACTS

Ministry of DefenceAdministration of the Republic of Slovenia for Civil Protection

and Disaster ReliefVojkova 61, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Telephone: +386 1 471 3322Fax: +386 1 431 8117 E-mail: urszr@urszr.si

http://www.sos112.si