NATO CIVIL EMERGENCY PLANNING IN A NEW SECURITY ENVIRONMENT: MOI-DG FRS CZ POINT OF VIEW

Abstract

With the shifts in the security environment in Europe respective activities within the
framework of NATO Civil Emergency Planning (CEP) go ‘hand in hand’. NATO CEP continues
to adapt to changes in severity and specific nature of threats. The importance of civil
preparedness and resilience of NATO as a whole and of its members is on the rise. This article
describes NATO CEP framework vis-à-vis national CEP system coordinated by Ministry of the
Interior – Directorate General of the Fire and Rescue Service of the Czech Republic (MoI-DG
FRS CZ) and presents recent developments in the CEP area between NATO summits in Wales
(2014) and Warsaw (2016).