Slovakia Plans to Renovate Civil Defense Shelters as Real Estate Firms Begin Selling Private Bunkers

Slovakia is moving to renovate its civil defense shelter system, which currently has capacity for only four percent of the population. The government initiative comes as private real estate companies have begun selling bunkers and shelters to civilians, reflecting growing public interest in emergency preparedness. The renovation plans represent an effort to modernize Slovakia's Cold War-era civil defense infrastructure, much of which has deteriorated over the decades since the fall of communism. The development highlights renewed concerns about civil preparedness in Eastern Europe amid regional security tensions.