Slovakia Launches €1 Million Subsidy Call for Municipal Cameras

The Slovak Government Council for Crime Prevention announced on 28 September that it is opening a call for subsidies to fund camera systems for municipalities, cities, regions and NGOs, with one million euros set aside for the program.¹

How the program works

Under the scheme, projects will be funded 80 percent from the state budget, with recipients covering the remaining 20 percent. Successful applicants will have two years to carry out their projects once approved.¹

Applications must be submitted within 30 days of the call's announcement. According to Záhorí, the submission deadline falls on 25 October, and successful applicants are expected to receive funding by the end of 2026, with project completion required within two years.²

Slovenské referendum reported that the initiative is meant to make towns and cities safer and more resilient, and that recipients would have their funding in hand before the year ends.³

Purpose of the cameras

Officials described camera systems as tools of situational crime prevention rather than a complete solution to security problems. Jozef Halcin, director of the Office of Crime Prevention, said applicants must first assess the security situation in their locality before submitting a project.¹

Halcin said the objective of the program is to raise security levels and reduce security incidents. He made similar remarks at a press conference introducing the initiative.¹²