organisations and private sector. IT solutions, effective information security measures, motivation of personelle and legislation supporting it need more attention. Safety is reinforced by a cohesive society and more extensive involvement, empowerment and support6 of various communal actors. The increasing diversity of threats and their cross-border nature has made it more difficult to maintain security. The reliability of constitutional institutions and state governance is the prerequisite of safety. To achieve this, the state must ensure the continuity of those institutions, plan and practise the uninterrupted functioning of the services provided by government agencies during the crisis, and provide required safe locations, communications and supplies. Relevant information must be collected and processed, hostile intelligence and subversive leverage must be pre-empted, and cooperation must be practised on both the state and international level to prevent and pre-empt the contingencies that endanger the constitutional order. The state takes consistently care of the development of security institutions and focuses more on defending the constitutional order, including through prevention and raising awareness in society. Efficient guarding of the external border helps to prevent illegal migration and international crime, thereby strengthening the security of Estonia and other European Union member states. Identifying dangerous individuals and hazardous substances and materials already on its border makes the Schengen area safer. The Schengen area functions efficiently only if the member states and the EU as a whole cooperate, and being a part of the area means that national institutions interact. More efficient control of the EU’s external border requires that technological surveillance be improved, new electronic control measures be taken and departmental cooperation yield better results. Estonia already contributes to cooperation and exchange of information in EU border control. Common compensatory measures reduce risks for states that belong to the Schengen area. Estonia is prepared to reintroduce temporary controls on the external border, should the need arise. The control of the Estonia’s sea-territory will be improved by civil-military cooperation on National level. In the circumstances of globalisation and free movement within the EU fighting organised crime needs more attention. Estonia is committed to prevent the impact of international organised crime, gaining illegal profit and any attempts to legalise it. It has become more probable that the global proliferation of violent extremism and hostile ideologies will gain ground in Estonia. To counter radicalisation, we need to strengthen the cohesion of society— integration, adaptability and inclusion of society, strategic communication and the psychological protection of the population play an important role in this. The threat of terrorism increases together with radicalisation; it is multifaceted and involves very diverse security sectors, from hatemongering and reactivated firearms to the security of national defence assets and key individuals. The terrorist groups, foreign fighters who have participated in armed conflicts and self-radicalised persons and their eventual action constitutes a security threat. Estonia contributes to the fight against terrorism on the national, regional and global level. 6 Communal actors are local residents, non-governmental organisations, businesses and the local government and state institutions that service or influence them. 13