Financial Schemes and their Applications in Critical Infrastructure

: The paper deals with the issue of critical infrastructure, with emphasis on the economic aspect. Funding is the important precondition of critical infrastructure operation. Currently in the Slovak republic and the EU, fi nancial schemes are proposed whose primary function is to implement the funding to improve safety in the SR and EU. The fi rst scheme (SR) is based on the tasks set by law. The second scheme is based on the EU strategy - funding is associated with improving the security of its member countries.