National Crisis Management Center to be set up in Moldova

National Crisis Management Center will be set up in the Republic of Moldova. This means that in the event of crises such as earthquakes, floods, pandemics, or cyberattacks, the population will receive faster and better-organized support from the state. The regulation on the organization and operation of the Center was approved today by the Government.

The Center will function as a central administrative authority under the Government and will be led by a general director appointed at the proposal of the Prime Minister. The new entity will coordinate crisis management activities in the areas of prevention, preparation, response, and recovery after crises.

Deputy Secretary General of the Government Roman Cazan said that the new Center will coordinate the necessary actions in crisis and emergency situations, allowing citizens to benefit from faster and better-organized interventions.


“Protecting citizens and providing rapid support in crisis situations is a government priority. Today, we propose the establishment of the National Crisis Management Center, which will coordinate emergency interventions. The Center will focus on four essential directions: prevention, preparation, response, and recovery. Through unified coordination and a permanent reaction mechanism, citizens will benefit from faster and better-organized interventions. A key role will be played by the National Crisis Response Platform, which will mobilize responsible authorities and ensure communication with the population in critical times,” said Roman Cazan.


According to the project’s explanatory note, the establishment of the Center responds to the need to strengthen the state's institutional capacity in the areas of crisis prevention, preparation, response, and recovery in major crisis situations. 


“With the multiplication of extreme weather phenomena, we need to strengthen reaction and response capacities, but also to constantly monitor what we need to prevent,” declared Prime Minister Dorin Recean.


The organizational and operational model of the Center is aligned with existing practices in other European Union member states, such as Estonia, Germany, Latvia, or France, where similar centers operate under the authority of the Government and have demonstrated efficiency in integrated responses to complex crises.