The National Terrorist Alert System (hereinafter – NTAS) is a mechanism for alerting and informing the population about potential terrorist threats and for organizing and coordinating measures aimed at preventing and deterring terrorism, depending on the assessed security situation in the country.
The NTAS is based on the principle of individual responsibility: every individual or legal entity is required to take the existing threat into account and undertake the necessary measures provided for by Law No. 120/2017 on Preventing and Combating Terrorism.
The NTAS consists of four levels, distinguished by four codes (represented by colours), reflecting the degree of risk according to the intensity of the terrorist threat:
Low Level
Established when information collected by the SIS indicates a low risk of terrorist acts occurring.
Moderate Level
Established when the analysis of information obtained by the SIS and recent events indicate conditions conducive to the development of risk factors that may subsequently lead to terrorist attacks.
High Level
Established when information obtained by the SIS and recent events indicate an increased risk of terrorist attacks (intentions to carry out a terrorist attack are known), but the risk is not imminent.
Critical Level
Established when information obtained by the SIS indicates an imminent risk of one or more terrorist attacks, whether simultaneous or otherwise, or when terrorist attacks have already been carried out.