About us
European Institute for Security and Environment, zs is a self-governing, voluntary, non-political and non-profit organization bringing together those who are interested in security and environmental issues.
Goal
Our goal is to support society's interest in security and environmental topics in the Czech Republic, but also in Europe, to establish a public and professional discussion on these topics and to seek long-term sustainable solutions. Another goal is to transfer experience and best practices between EU member countries, to connect professionals of EU member and candidate countries in cooperation with foreign embassies, and at the same time enter into EU legislative processes.
The main objectives include:
- Research, publication and educational activities
- Organizing events and supporting professional discussion (conferences, round tables, seminars, workshops, working groups, events, etc.)
- Networking and establishing contacts with relevant partners in the public sector
- Promotion, support and cooperation with the media on our expert opinions
- Other activities related to our mission
Mission
Our basic mission is to initiate activities and projects related to the resilience of the critical infrastructure of EU members, to protect the environment and to seek possibilities of development, synergy and sustainable growth of the national economies of the EU member countries and candidate countries.
Vision
Our vision is an European society aware of it‘s need to be secure and capable of long-term sustainable economic growth while preserving the quality of the environment.
The main motivation for our work is the idea of shared responsibility and ability to face current security threats and the risk of irreversible devastation of the environment and climate. It is very important for us to cooperate with public, state and professional institutions in the Czech Republic, but also in other EU and V4 member countries.