'Lëtz prepare!”: Luc Frieden presents the National Resilience Strategy

Coordinated by the High Commission for National Protection (HCPN), this government-wide effort is based on an integrated, all-risk, pan-societal and pan-governmentalapproach, in line with the guidelines of the European Union and NATO.

"A prepared society is a resilient society. This strategy is our collective response to the challenges of tomorrow," the Prime Minister emphasised.

The key objectives of the strategy are to:

• Ensure the continuity of vital state and societal functions.
• Strengthen civil-military cooperation and public-private partnerships.
• Protect critical infrastructure and essential services.
• Develop cyber resilience and civil defence.
• Promote a culture of preparedness at all levels of society.

A strategy structured around eight pillars

This strategy reflects the mutual interdependence of civil and military preparedness, and is based on eight pillars that form the basis of the concept of national resilience:

1. Defence of democracy, the rule of law and government
2. A resilient society
3. Essential goods and services and critical infrastructure and entities
4. A resilient economy
5. Integrated management of strategic and logistical resources
6. Cyber resilience
7. Civil defence
8. Protection and defence of the national territory and that of allies.

The SNR sets out almost 150 specific actions to be implemented at a national level. Some of these are already being carried out by the relevant institutions and public authorities or are in the process of being implemented. Examples include strengthening the LU-Alert information and warning system and communication infrastructures, establishing the National Procurement and Logistics Centre (CNAL), and deploying the RESC-LU national reserve for emergency response.

A long-term vision

The strategy aims to bring together and coordinate all sectoral policies that contribute to Luxembourg's resilience, ensuring consistency at both national and international levels. It also seeks to raise awareness and mobilise society as a whole in areas where Luxembourg needs to strengthen its preparedness for potential crises, disasters and conflicts.

The strategy emphasises the importance of solidarity and individual responsibility. It strengthens the capacity of each citizen, and of society as a whole, to cope with crises. This is why Luxembourg has adopted the slogan: "Zesumme, fir eng staark a resilient Gesellschaft!- Lëtz prepare!"

Press release by the Ministry of State and the High Commission for National Protection (HCPN)