Wiley Handbook of Science and Technology for Homeland Security, 4 Volume Set

HUNGARY

MANUEL SUTER AND ELGIN BRUNNER

Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich, Switzerland

1 CRITICAL SECTORS

In 2005, Hungary welcomed the EU program for Critical Infrastructure Protection (EPCIP). Even though some policies in the field of CIP had already been implemented before, the EU program highly influenced the further development of Hungary's CIP and CIIP policies. Accordingly, the Hungarian definition of the concept of critical infrastructure corresponds to the definitions of the EU as formulated in the Green Paper of the EU Commission [1].¹ Critical Infrastructures, according to the Hungarian Green Book, are defined as interconnected, interactive, and interdependent infrastructure elements, establishments, services, and systems that are vital for the operation of the national economy and public utilities to maintain an acceptable level of security for the nation, individual lives, and private property, as well as concerning the maintenance of the economy, the public health services, and the environment.² The CI sectors in the Green Book include the following:

• Information and Telecommunication Systems,
• Energy,
• Water Supply,
• Transport,
• Public Health,
• Food-Products Supply,
• Banking and Financial Sector,
• Industry,
• Government Institutions,
• Public Security and Homeland Defense.²

In addition, a legal definition has been agreed that includes e-communications and postal services among the nation's critical infrastructures. According to article 2, no. 11 of ministerial decree ...