Sutaj Estok Gears Up to Unveil New State Crisis Management System

Bratislava, December 27 (TASR) - Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) plans to submit to the government changes in the state crisis management, as works on a study, in which the new legislation is going to be anchored, have reached the final stage already. "We're certainly going to hold talks with the Defence Ministry on gradually reconstructing the entire system of civilian war shelters in Slovakia," Sutaj Estok told TASR in an interview. "Simply put, as long as nothing happens, everyone waves their hand at this, but today we live in a different security environment than we used to five years ago and that's precisely why that infrastructure, that's been neglected for years calls for investments today." According to the minister, the state failed during the pandemic, energy and migration crises, and it's necessary to revise the entire crisis management system. Sutaj Estok underlined, however, that the state handled this year's floods well. New rules on crisis management are supposed to minimise red tape during crisis situations, with the ministry expecting them to become the subject of a broad public discourse as well. mf/mcs