Report on the Security Situation in the Czech Republic in 1999
(in comparison with 1998)

3.2.5. The Ministry of Interior Human Resource, Training, Economic and Management and Organisation Basic Activities
Human Resources and Training
Accession to the European Union remains the principal task for the future period, which includes also harmonising of human resource work in the Ministry of Interior and policeman preparation with the European standards.
In 2000, intensive work on twinning Phare project No. 9808-02/1 “Enforcement Law Institutions/Asylum Institutions Strengthening” the part of which is the sub-project focused on development of comprehensive human resource management in the Czech police and on professional exercise programme and Czech police and the Ministry of Interior staff further training.
The objective is to create comprehensive human resource strategy including:
- optimal police internal structure in compliance with the EU standards
- contemporary career pathing and performance appraisal, remuneration, promotion and personnel development
- creation of comprehensive police training and practice exercises, which will be based on these strategically principles:
- police practice needs will the key requirements
- modification of classic training to exercises and education
- cost effectiveness and efficiency
- comparability with EU police and the Ministry of Interior's staff preparation
- quality management system bases creation.
Economy
- to ensure publishing of the amended economy regulation (NMV No. 88/1994),
- participation in economic facilitation of the National Programme of preparation of the Czech Republic for the EU membership,
- co-operation on transfer of administration activities from the Ministry of Interior,
- to ensure Czech police joint security actions relating to the Annual International Monetary Fund Meeting in Prague in September 2000,
- to build radio-communication system based on Tetrapol technology in scope determined by the contract concluded for the needs of IZS departments,
- to co-operate in preparation and future transfer of civil defence from the Ministry of Defence to the Ministry of Interior.
Management and Organisation
In compliance with the Government resolution No. 810 from 28th July 1999 it is supposed that the police jobs will be increased by 904 to meet the following requirements:
- to strengthen border and immigration police, to establish another retaining site and to establish road investigation department,
- to strengthen nation-wide departments, which investigate organised and economic crime,
- to strengthen protection service,
- to strengthen departments involved in information crime and police IT,
- to strengthen Investigation Bureaux.
The numbers of civil employees will be increased by 210 to cover the needs of fugitive issues (establishment of another refugees camp) and to ensure service and support service of the Czech police.
The relevant Ministry of Interior Departments will produce a proposal for restructuring of immigration and border police in order those departments will comply with the EU Committee requirements. They will also participate in proposal to transform police for corruption and serious economic crime investigation to the department, which will also act as financial police.
3. Internal Security Policy
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