Enhancing the Resilience of Critical Infrastructures in the Republic of Bulgaria and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: The Role of the Legal and Strategic Framework

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Enhancing the Resilience of Critical Infrastructures in the Republic of Bulgaria and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: The Role of the Legal and Strategic Framework

We live in an era of computers, digitization and, above all, an era of Internet. The world, as we know today, has evolved into global, interconnected network of systems and information that has transformed the needs of governments, businesses, citizens and opened up new markets with unlimited opportunities for promotion and trading. Globalization, in the light of rapid development and dissemination of information technology, very quickly changes the international security environment. Through many successful attempts, modern terrorism has managed to substantially challenge the modern way of life. In some countries this has affected changing political decisions, and in others, it has caused serious debates about the methods and necessity of the measures taken in the direction of the suppression of modern terrorism.

The traditional concept is changing and it is no longer a key instrument for resolving security issues. The national critical infrastructure is the backbone of every country. It is associated with national security, economy, industry and economic development. Critical infrastructure is means, systems and networks, whether physical or virtual, that are vital to the state and their disability and destruction will cause a debilitating effect on the security of the state, national economic security, public health and public safety…

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Stefan HADJITODOROV, Nikolay PAVLOV, Atanas RADEV, Ana SOKOLOVSKA and Ljupcho KOCARE
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The article analyzes the legal and strategic framework for the protection of critical infrastructure in the Republic of Bulgaria and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The paper’s focus is on the role of the legal and strategic framework for enhancing the resilience of critical infrastructures in two neighboring South-East European countries – one of them a new EU Member States and the other an applicant for the EU and NATO. The research problem is important because the protection of critical infrastructure is an essential element of national and regional security policy and ultimately allows effective exercise of the rights and freedoms of citizens in the two friendly states. The disruption or destruction of critical infrastructure systems / sectors / subsectors may lead to a collapse in the state and society and stop their normal functioning. Critical infrastructure protection is an administrative-managerial and operational activity that enables active bilateral cooperation, especially in the context of the accession of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the European Union and NATO.
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