Public Warning Systems
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A single Union-wide database of Public Warning Systems has been established by virtue of the Roaming Regulation.  This database intends to help roaming end-users in each Member State to be informed of all the Public Warning Systems (if applicable) deployed in the Union. Â
Data was last updated on: 26/07/2023
| Country | Means of Access | Type of PWS | Link to PWS description | Link to PWS download | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malta | Mobile | Cell Broadcast | |||
| Croatia | mobile handsets | Location-based SMS | |||
| Croatia | mobile handsets | Cell Broadcast | |||
| Luxembourg | N/A | Cell Broadcast | |||
| Portugal | N/A | Location-based SMS | SMS warning system, available for citizens in case of local threats. Sent by the operators to their customers/roamers (in) in case of the emergency situation. | ||
| Italy | Public | Cell Broadcast | it-alert.gov.it | IT-alert. The system uses the CAP (Common Alerting Protocol), in the Italian CAP-IT profile. The system can release the messages produced in an open format, always using other standard formats (json, rss), in order to be able in future to re-launch the IT-alert messages also on digital motorway billboards, control rooms, television but also on social networks. The system is currently in an experimental and testing phase and pilot region tests have been organized and are being organised. | |
| Finland | Public Warning Sirens | Other | |||
| Lithuania | Public Warning Sirens | Other | lt72.lt | ||
| Slovenia | PW with sirens | Other | |||
| Finland | Radio/TV broadcast | Other | |||
| Romania | RO-ALERT system allows sending Cell Broadcast messages to warn and alert citizens in case of emergency, according to the legal provisions. | Cell Broadcast | ro-alert.ro | ||
| Greece | Smartphones set to allow reception of CB alerts | Cell Broadcast | civilprotection.gov.gr | Webpage of the Ministry for Climate Change and Civil Protection, with information about 112 and subscription form. CB is also enabled for roamers | |
| Hungary | SMS | Location-based SMS | Legislation (only in Hungarian language): https://njt.hu/eli/UT/2020/BM/16. Location based PWS SMS will be sent from the following numbers depending on the visited network: 1840 (short number), or +36705511200. | ||
| Lithuania | SMS | Cell Broadcast | e-seimas.lrs.lt | ||
| Iceland | SMS pushed to all phones connected to cells in the vicinity of an event. | Cell Broadcast | |||
| Test | Test | Test | Test.com | Test.com | Test tEst |
| Test | Test | Test | Test.com | Test.com | Test tEst |
| Poland | Text messages (Alert RCB) sends information about the threat to mobile networks operators, who immediately forward it to their subscribers. Anyone who has a mobile phone switched on, if present within the emergency messaging area (the "danger zone"), will receive a short text message (SMS) informing about the type of threat. | Location-based SMS | www.gov.pl | Alert RCB – SMS warning system, available for citizens in case of local threats. | |
| Czechia | This emergency service is accessible to every person with a mobile device present in the targeted location at the time of broadcast. Neither application download nor user registration of any kind is required. | Location-based SMS | |||
| Hungary | VESZ Application | App | katasztrofavedelem.hu | google.com | For the use of the VESZ application: 1) no pre-registration is needed 2) the knowledge of Hungarian language is needed 3) further upgrade of the application for roamers is in progress |
| Hungary | VESZ Application | App | katasztrofavedelem.hu | apple.com | For the use of the VESZ application: 1) no pre-registration is needed 2) the knowledge of Hungarian language is needed 3) further upgrade of the application for roamers is in progress |
| Spain | Warning notifications in a timely manner to mobile subscribers | Cell Broadcast | interior.gob.es | Link 1 | |
| Spain | Warning notifications in a timely manner to mobile subscribers | Cell Broadcast | contrataciondelestado.es | Link 2 | |
| Slovenia | Web, Google Play Store, App Store | App | sos112.si | At the moment not available, following cyber attack. | |
| Liechtenstein | Website "Alert Swiss" | Other | alert.swiss | Liechtenstein is integrated into the swiss platform. Available in German, English, French, Italian | |
| Country | Means of Access | Type of PWS | Link to PWS description | Link to PWS download | Additional Information |