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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Croatia | mobile handsets | Cell Broadcast | |||
| Iceland | SMS pushed to all phones connected to cells in the vicinity of an event. | Cell Broadcast | |||
| 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. | |
| Lithuania | SMS | Cell Broadcast | e-seimas.lrs.lt | ||
| Netherlands | Automatic | Cell Broadcast | crisis.nl | ||
| Malta | Mobile | Cell Broadcast | |||
| Luxembourg | N/A | Cell Broadcast | |||
| 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 | ||
| Slovenia | Web, Google Play Store, App Store | App | sos112.si | At the moment not available, following cyber attack. | |
| Poland | Available by downloading free of charge | App | www.gov.pl | microsoft.com | System (RSO -Regionalny System Ostrzegania - Regional Warning System) for citizens in case of major emergencies is being developed. |
| Poland | Available by downloading free of charge | App | www.gov.pl | apple.com | System (RSO -Regionalny System Ostrzegania - Regional Warning System) for citizens in case of major emergencies is being developed. |
| Austria | App | App | bmi.gv.at | google.com | For German end users roaming in Austria, the German version of the Katwarn app must be used, download link: https://www.katwarn.de/anmeldung-app.php |
| Austria | App | App | bmi.gv.at | apple.com | For German end users roaming in Austria, the German version of the Katwarn app must be used, download link: https://www.katwarn.de/anmeldung-app.php |
| Poland | Available by downloading free of charge | App | www.gov.pl | google.com | System (RSO -Regionalny System Ostrzegania - Regional Warning System) for citizens in case of major emergencies is being developed. |
| Luxembourg | App | App | public.lu | apple.com | |
| Luxembourg | App | App | public.lu | google.com | |
| 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 |
| Romania | DSU is the application developed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs for mobile phones with Android and iOS systems, able to receive alerts from traffic, weather or natural calamity warnings. | App | fiipregatit.ro | google.com | The app is free of charge and can be downloaded to phones from Google Play and AppStore. |
| Finland | App | 112.fi | 112.fi | ||
| Sweden | App | sosalarm.se | sosalarm.se | ||
| Liechtenstein | App "Alert Swiss" | App | google.com | ||
| Liechtenstein | App "Alert Swiss" | App | apple.com | ||
| 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 |
| Romania | DSU is the application developed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs for mobile phones with Android and iOS systems, able to receive alerts from traffic, weather or natural calamity warnings. | App | fiipregatit.ro | apple.com | The app is free of charge and can be downloaded to phones from Google Play and AppStore. |
| Country | Means of Access | Type of PWS | Link to PWS description | Link to PWS download | Additional Information |