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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | Test | Test | Test.com | Test.com | Test tEst |
| Test | Test | Test | Test.com | Test.com | Test tEst |
| Sweden | App | sosalarm.se | sosalarm.se | ||
| Sweden | Location-based SMS | sosalarm.se | |||
| Spain | Warning notifications in a timely manner to mobile subscribers | Cell Broadcast | contrataciondelestado.es | Link 2 | |
| Spain | Warning notifications in a timely manner to mobile subscribers | Cell Broadcast | interior.gob.es | Link 1 | |
| Slovenia | Web, Google Play Store, App Store | App | sos112.si | At the moment not available, following cyber attack. | |
| Slovenia | PW with sirens | Other | |||
| Slovakia | Civil defence warning signals sent out through sirens | Other | minv.sk | ||
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. | |
| Netherlands | Automatic | Cell Broadcast | crisis.nl | ||
| Malta | Mobile | Cell Broadcast | |||
| Luxembourg | App | App | public.lu | apple.com | |
| Luxembourg | App | App | public.lu | google.com | |
| Luxembourg | N/A | Cell Broadcast | |||
| Lithuania | Public Warning Sirens | Other | lt72.lt | ||
| Lithuania | SMS | Cell Broadcast | e-seimas.lrs.lt | ||
| 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 |