Project title: GGCP004 TRIGLAV – Strengthen the fight against CBRN (chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear) threats at the Slovakian-Ukrainian border
Program: Good Governance and Cross-border Cooperation
Project Promoter: Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic
Project Partner(s): State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Security Service of Ukraine, International CBRN Risk Mitigation Research Centre
Donor project partner(s): Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority
Project grant rate: 100%
Total maximum eligible project cost: 2 500 000 €
Project grant amount: 2 500 000 €
Estimated duration: 48 months
Project contract: https://www.crz.gov.sk/4594699/

Project summary

The predefined project will follow the results and outcomes of the Project “SOS Alert Solution – Cross-border cooperation project for enhanced detection and interception of illicit CBRN (chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear) materials on the Slovakian-Ukrainian border” supported under the program SK08 – Cross-border Cooperation during the programming period 2009 – 2014. The objective of that project was to enhance the capabilities of the Presidium of the Police Force of the Slovak Republic (PPF) and the State Border Guards Services of Ukraine (SBGS) and their respective partners at the border in specific areas related to CBRN threats through exchange of experiences, best practices and capacity building with the Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (DSA) and other European and international experts and organizations. Several security risks were identified during implementation of that project, especially regarding the lack of cooperation between the competent authorities, both on the Ukrainian and Slovak side. Also, the lack of knowledge and skills of the staff of authorities competent to fight against illegal handling with CBRN materials and the lack of awareness of criminal activities related to these threats arising from the misuse of hazardous CBRN materials, as well as for the state administration employees and the wider public, have been identified.

The TRIGLAV project should contribute to improving the security situation at the Slovak-Ukrainian border, which is also the external border of the Schengen area, as well as to remove the apparent differences in capabilities, capacities and technical equipment of security forces on both sides of the border. The project partners would do so especially through following on a previous successful cooperation, creating an effective CBRN education and training system both at Slovakian and Ukrainian side, involving all the reluctant law enforcement agencies on both sides of the border to the project activities and providing the necessary detection and protective equipment, which would all lead to the enhancement of knowledge and skills of the employees of agencies competent in fight against illicit handling with CBRN materials and increase the CBRN security at the Slovakian-Ukrainian border.

Objective, expected outcome(s) and list of outputs

The main objective of the project:

  • Improving the institutional cooperation of the Slovak Republic and Ukraine in the field of CBRN security and safety 
  • The project will also contribute to the strengthening of trilateral relations between Norway, Slovak Republic and Ukraine and will build on previous successful cooperation

Outcomes:

  • Implemented measures to strengthen Slovak-Ukrainian cooperation
  • Measures to strengthen Slovak-Ukrainian-Norwegian institutional cooperation in the field of CBRN security

Expected outputs:

  • Analysis of the current status of Internal Acts in the field of CBRN security and cross-border flow
  • Educational materials in the field of CBRN security and safety
  • Outputs for publicity and awareness raising - brochures, leaflets, audiovisual works (promotional videos).