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SLOVAKIA: Security Sector Overview

SLOVAKIA: Security Sector Overview. Peter Kratky British Embassy Bratislava Panská 16 811 01 Bratislava Slovakia www.ukinslovakia.fco.gov.uk. Slovakia in Europe. Basics. P opulation of 5.4 million . Area: 49,034 sq km (UK: 244, 820 sq km)

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SLOVAKIA: Security Sector Overview

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  1. SLOVAKIA: Security Sector Overview Peter Kratky British Embassy BratislavaPanská 16811 01 Bratislava Slovakia www.ukinslovakia.fco.gov.uk

  2. Slovakia in Europe

  3. Basics • Population of 5.4 million. • Area: 49,034 sq km(UK: 244, 820 sq km) • Slovakia borders with Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland providing a market of 67m people. • Add her Eastern neighbour, Ukraine, and you have a further 46m people. • The capital city is Bratislava (population of 430,000) • Bratislava is only 65 km/40 miles/ from Vienna

  4. Major Cities Principal commercial centres and towns: • The capital city is Bratislava (population of 450,000) • The populations of other major cities are: - Košice: 235,000 - Prešov: 92,000 - Nitra: 86,000 - Žilina: 85,000 - Banská Bystrica: 82,000 - Trnava: 69,000 - Trenčín: 58,000

  5. Administrative Divisions

  6. Slovakia: Economic Indicators

  7. The Economy • GDP Growth: 4.7% (Q2 2010) • Inflation: 1.1 % (Sept 2010) • Unemployment: 14.7% (Eurostat, Sept 2010) • Public Debt: 42.47% of GDP (2010 estimate) • Deficit: 7.81% (2010 estimate) • Slovakia joined the Euro zone as of January 1, 2009 – ahead of its neighbours. • Between 2007 to 2013, Slovakia will get €10.303 billion in Structural and Cohesion Funds.

  8. The Economy

  9. The Economy

  10. Ratings Investment Agency Ratings of Slovakia:

  11. Dell Delphi Deutsche Telekom Electricité de France Emerson Electric Enel EON Gaz de France Johnson Controls International Kia Hyundai Lenovo Matsushita Orange PSA Peugeot Citroen Ruhrgas RWE Samsung Electronics Siemens Sony Swedwood Tesco Stores U.S. Steel Visteon Volkswagen Whirlpool Main Foreign Investors

  12. UK - Slovak Business Relations • UK is the 12th largest investor in Slovakia (EUR 401 million). • BUT! • Many British investors in Slovakia invest via their subsidiaries in the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Luxembourg or other countries and they are therefore not officially counted as the British investment. • The largest British investor Tesco itselfisreported to haveinvested over £900 million in Slovakia. • The British Embassy has registered over 100 companies in Slovakia with UK ownership.

  13. Allen & Overy Amylum (Tate & Lyle) BAE Systems BT CP Holdings CSE Servelec Daily Mail & General Trust EC Harris GlaxoSmithKline Gleeds Group4Securicor Invensys Kingfisher Logica SAB Miller Shell Tesco Stores Unilever Some of the UK companies established in Slovakia: UK Companies in Slovakia

  14. UK Trade with Slovakia * January - August ** y/y change January - August Source: UK Trade & Investment, London

  15. UK Trade with Slovakia

  16. Slovakia: Security Opportunities

  17. Security Organisations & Responsibilities: Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic • Police (inlc. Borders, Immigration, Counterterrorism, Organised Crime,...) • Firefighters • Civil Protection / Disaster Recovery (army assists too when needed) Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic • Prison Guards Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic • Armed Forces • Millitary Intelligence Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic • Tax & Customs Slovak Intelligence Service • National Security, Counterterrorism, Organised Crime National Security Authority • Security Clearances, Protection of Classified Information

  18. Security Who is Who – Main Players: Daniel Lipsic, Interior Minister Jaroslav Spisak, Police Forces President Lubomir Galko, Defence Minister

  19. Security Who is Who – Main Players 2: Karol Mitrik, Director of SIS Lucia Zitnanska, Justice Minister Frantisek Blanarik, Director of National Security Authority

  20. Security Security & Defecence Staff in Slovakia (2009): • Police: 22,288 • Firefighters: 4,184 • Mountain Rescue: 120 • Soldiers (professional army): 13,439 • Prison Guards: 4,389 • Intelligence Services: ? • Private Security Services: ? • Total: 44,420 +

  21. Security Security & Defence Budgets: This year budgets (2010) of the Interior Ministry and the Defence Ministry were cut by 9.7% and 21% respectively.

  22. Security Ministry of Interior Budget Breakdown:

  23. Security UK • UK Home Office budget 2010 – 11: £9.3 billion (€10.64 billion) • UK Population: 62 million • Home Office spending per head: £150 (€172) • UK Police Officers: 140,000 (?) • One Police Officer serving 443 citizens Slovakia • Slovak Interior Ministry budget 2010: €838 million • Slovakia population: 5.4 million • Ministry of Interior spending per head: €155 • Slovak Police Officers: 22,288 • One Police Officer serving 242 citizens

  24. Security Current Situation & What to Expect: • New government formed in July 2010 • State Budget for 2011 was announced only in October 2010 • Cuts around 10% in some Security budgets • No detailed plans announced yet – next year plan still unclear • Many previous projects on hold – being reassessed • Some Priorities in the Home Affairs: • Fighting Corruption • Fighting Organised Crime • Better equipment for police; new firearms • Better equipment for fire brigades • Interior Ministry to cut spending on civil servants, not on security • Customs Administration to cut 19% of staff (850 officers)

  25. Security Recent (& upcoming?) Projects: Firefighter and Rescue Team • In 2009 Firefighter and Rescue Team of the Interior Ministry approved 25 projects worth € 15.9 million (mostly reconstruction and modernisation of the fire stations) • Firefighter corps spent € 40 million on new technology (ladder trucks, pumper trucks, tanker trucks) last year. • Integrated Rescue System to be upgraded in the future ICT and Security Section of the Interior Ministry • 6 projects approved last year worth € 124.3 million; plus two additional projects submitted by the HR department worth € 2.8 million • Public sector administration – number of EU funded ICT projects • New chip car registration cards as of June 2010; electronic driving licence, ID card (end of2011) and biometric passports • New electronic ID will be used for authentication in the eGovernment

  26. Security Recent (& upcoming?) Projects 2: Schengen border • Slovak-Ukrainian border (98km long) – 12 km of dual detection system SENSTAR (electromagnetic) was built last year. 3km radio barriers (seismic); 2.7km ‘virtual fence’ RALEN • Border check points and airports: document examination systems VSC-4 (UK?); retro-checks and microscopes; new detectors to detect people in trucks • Plans: continue with building of the dual detection system SENSTAR; 5km of the ‘virtual fence’ RALEN • Visas: National visa IT system ready to be connected to other Member States via the Schengen consultation network VISION Police & Rescue • Interior Ministry Priorities for 2011: • re-arm the police (24,000 guns and 10,000 assault rifles) • improve their ballistic protection equipment and training • upgrade the functionality of the integrated rescue system.

  27. Security Other Opportunities: Infrastructure projects • New motorways (PPP) • Upgrade of railway tracks (EU funded) • Completion of the nuclear power plant in Mochovce Major sporting events • The 75th IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Sixteen teams will play a total of 56 games in Bratislava and Košice between April 29 and May 15, 2011. • Security at the football stadiums Resilience & Disaster recovery • Flooding is a serious problem in Slovakia

  28. Security Exhibitions IDEB 2010 Exhibition of Defence Engineering (5-7 May 2010) INCHEBA a.s.(Organiser) Viedenská cesta 3-7 851 01 Bratislava 5 Slovakia Website: www.incheba.sk IDEB is a biennial defence exhibition. The next one is expected in May 2012. E+R+P 6th fair for police, security, fire-fighting and rescue technology (8 – 10 June 2011) INCHEBA a.s.(Organiser) Viedenská cesta 3-7 851 01 Bratislava 5 Slovakia Website: www.incheba.sk

  29. Thank you for your attention. Peter KratkyTrade and Investment AdviserBritishEmbassy Bratislava Panska 16811 01 Bratislava Slovakia Tel.: +421 2 5998 2219Fax: +421 2 5998 2240E-mail: Peter.Kratky@fco.gov.ukWebsite: www.ukinslovakia.fco.gov.uk

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