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The aim of the paper is to grasp the understanding of the unity of Europe from the selected political articles "Deux messinismes politiques" and metaphysical poems "Ars Magna" and "Les Arcanes" of Milosz and situate it in the context of the ideas of his contemporaries, in particular catholic pro-federalists and the Paneuropean movement. The analysis shows that Milosz is critical about the situation of interwar Europe which he faces. On the one hand, the countries are too interested in material goals and politics is not based on moral principles. On the other hand, poet reflects the wrong metaphysics of his time, because the people are sceptical towards the faith. Nevertheless Milosz should not be considered as a pessimist, because he proposes ideas how to save Europe. His premises on the unity of Europe can be divided in three parts: goal, manner and foundation. The first one is a goal of European unity. From the Milosz point of view, the unity is natural situation, which is going to be reached together with the moral evolution of European people. This differs from mostly pragmatic approach to this question by his contemporaries paneuropists. The second one is about a manner of the unification. Milosz criticizes attemps to unite on the basis of one exceptional country, rather he favours the collaboration of nations. It does not mean that nations are all the same – poet notes – they can prosper because of differences among them. For example ancient nations such as Lithuanians can renew other ones due to their exceptional history and spirit. On the political grounds as well as his contemporaries catholic pro-federalists he was favourable of federalism which respects the differences among nations and does not try to melt them away. In addition to this, Milosz as well as mentioned thinkers stresses the role of the Catholic Church which can create spiritual affinity among the nations of Europe.

The aim of the paper is to grasp the understanding of the unity of Europe from the selected political articles "Deux messinismes politiques" and metaphysical poems "Ars Magna" and "Les Arcanes" of Milosz and situate it in the context of the ideas of his contemporaries, in particular catholic pro-federalists and the Paneuropean movement. The analysis shows that Milosz is critical about the situation of interwar Europe which he faces. On the one hand, the countries are too interested in material goals and politics is not based on moral principles. On the other hand, poet reflects the wrong metaphysics of his time, because the people are sceptical towards the faith. Nevertheless Milosz should not be considered as a pessimist, because he proposes ideas how to save Europe. His premises on the unity of Europe can be divided in three parts: goal, manner and foundation. The first one is a goal of European unity. From the Milosz point of view, the unity is natural situation, which is going to be reached together with the moral evolution of European people. This differs from mostly pragmatic approach to this question by his contemporaries paneuropists. The second one is about a manner of the unification. Milosz criticizes attemps to unite on the basis of one exceptional country, rather he favours the collaboration of nations. It does not mean that nations are all the same – poet notes – they can prosper because of differences among them. For example ancient nations such as Lithuanians can renew other ones due to their exceptional history and spirit. On the political grounds as well as his contemporaries catholic pro-federalists he was favourable of federalism which respects the differences among nations and does not try to melt them away. In addition to this, Milosz as well as mentioned thinkers stresses the role of the Catholic Church which can create spiritual affinity among the nations of Europe.

The aim of the paper is to grasp the understanding of the unity of Europe from the selected political articles "Deux messinismes politiques" and metaphysical poems "Ars Magna" and "Les Arcanes" of Milosz and situate it in the context of the ideas of his contemporaries, in particular catholic pro-federalists and the Paneuropean movement. The analysis shows that Milosz is critical about the situation of interwar Europe which he faces. On the one hand, the countries are too interested in material goals and politics is not based on moral principles. On the other hand, poet reflects the wrong metaphysics of his time, because the people are sceptical towards the faith. Nevertheless Milosz should not be considered as a pessimist, because he proposes ideas how to save Europe. His premises on the unity of Europe can be divided in three parts: goal, manner and foundation. The first one is a goal of European unity. From the Milosz point of view, the unity is natural situation, which is going to be reached together with the moral evolution of European people. This differs from mostly pragmatic approach to this question by his contemporaries paneuropists. The second one is about a manner of the unification. Milosz criticizes attemps to unite on the basis of one exceptional country, rather he favours the collaboration of nations. It does not mean that nations are all the same – poet notes – they can prosper because of differences among them. For example ancient nations such as Lithuanians can renew other ones due to their exceptional history and spirit. On the political grounds as well as his contemporaries catholic pro-federalists he was favourable of federalism which respects the differences among nations and does not try to melt them away. In addition to this, Milosz as well as mentioned thinkers stresses the role of the Catholic Church which can create spiritual affinity among the nations of Europe.

The aim of the paper is to grasp the understanding of the unity of Europe from the selected political articles "Deux messinismes politiques" and metaphysical poems "Ars Magna" and "Les Arcanes" of Milosz and situate it in the context of the ideas of his contemporaries, in particular catholic pro-federalists and the Paneuropean movement. The analysis shows that Milosz is critical about the situation of interwar Europe which he faces. On the one hand, the countries are too interested in material goals and politics is not based on moral principles. On the other hand, poet reflects the wrong metaphysics of his time, because the people are sceptical towards the faith. Nevertheless Milosz should not be considered as a pessimist, because he proposes ideas how to save Europe. His premises on the unity of Europe can be divided in three parts: goal, manner and foundation. The first one is a goal of European unity. From the Milosz point of view, the unity is natural situation, which is going to be reached together with the moral evolution of European people. This differs from mostly pragmatic approach to this question by his contemporaries paneuropists. The second one is about a manner of the unification. Milosz criticizes attemps to unite on the basis of one exceptional country, rather he favours the collaboration of nations. It does not mean that nations are all the same – poet notes – they can prosper because of differences among them. For example ancient nations such as Lithuanians can renew other ones due to their exceptional history and spirit. On the political grounds as well as his contemporaries catholic pro-federalists he was favourable of federalism which respects the differences among nations and does not try to melt them away. In addition to this, Milosz as well as mentioned thinkers stresses the role of the Catholic Church which can create spiritual affinity among the nations of Europe.

The hereby submitted article deals with the Financial Arbiter (Ombudsman) and the payment systems regulation in the Czech Republic. The article focuses mainly on the proceeding before the Czech Financial Arbiter. However, the author also deals with the Financial Ombudsmen in Europe, especially those who are the members of FIN-NET (the Cross-Border Out-of-Court Complaints Network for Financial Services). The legal regulation this work describes covers up (between others) the Payment Systems Act and the Act on the Financial Arbiter, both effective from 1 January 2003. These acts were adopted by the Czech Parliament under the harmonization of the Czech law with the European Community law standards, e.g. with the European Community Directive No. 97/5/EC, on cross-boarder transfers, which requires the possibility for consumers to settle disputes in an efficient and appropriate manner with transfer institutions through out-of-court procedures.

The hereby submitted article deals with the Financial Arbiter (Ombudsman) and the payment systems regulation in the Czech Republic. The article focuses mainly on the proceeding before the Czech Financial Arbiter. However, the author also deals with the Financial Ombudsmen in Europe, especially those who are the members of FIN-NET (the Cross-Border Out-of-Court Complaints Network for Financial Services). The legal regulation this work describes covers up (between others) the Payment Systems Act and the Act on the Financial Arbiter, both effective from 1 January 2003. These acts were adopted by the Czech Parliament under the harmonization of the Czech law with the European Community law standards, e.g. with the European Community Directive No. 97/5/EC, on cross-boarder transfers, which requires the possibility for consumers to settle disputes in an efficient and appropriate manner with transfer institutions through out-of-court procedures.

Problematics of Online Insurance Contracts Insurance is not only a form of business, but a unified combination of economic, financial and social relations, as it involves offering consumer protection services to those in distress. However, the range of online insurance products poses certain legal problems associated with pre-contractual relationships. The unique nature of these contracts stems from the policyholder's position as the weaker party in comparison with the insurer, as well as from the demand for the policyholder to fulfill their obligations. The legislator who has created the existing legal regulations has established that the policyholder and the insurer have mutual rights and obligations and that the fulfillment thereof is mandatory. Prior to concluding the insurance contract, the insurer is required to familiarize the policyholder with the terms and conditions thereof, but this is a mere legal fiction which is not implemented in actual mutual relations. Despite efforts to present insurance rules and non-standard conditions in a more appropriate manner, these efforts have so far been unsuccessful. A reference to a particular document which is integral to the insurance contract is insufficient for providing the customer with an appropriate amount of information. Such a position is expressed, inter alia, in the case-law, which, in the author's opinion, must be adhered to. In addition, insurance contracts concluded by electronic means often fall short of another requirement, in that they lack of proper verification. Along with the due expression of the party's will, appropriate verification implies the electronic equivalent of the traditional signature, known as an electronic signature, which is used to verify the document's authenticity. Proper authentication with an electronic signature would prevent identity theft for the purpose of engaging in illicit action. Although the policyholder is interested in safeguarding their insurance cover, this does not necessarily mean that their identity, as well as that of any other person, should be presumed. These have also been expressed by overseas authors and are believed to be correct, since, before a person's identity is properly verified, the insurer cannot be certain that they are dealing with the same individual. The problem is that insurers do not demand proper identity verification while concluding contracts by electronic (automated) means, i.e. they do not require the contract to be confirmed with an electronic signature. Thus, the fact that an insurance contract has been concluded in an automated manner means, first and foremost, that its legal force cannot be called into question merely because it was drawn up electronically. Secondly, a document prepared by electronic means is subject to the same legal principles as one that was prepared physically. It should be noted that insurers frequently fail to perform their duties properly, whereas policyholders are required to provide as much detail as possible. Thirdly, an insurance contract may be concluded without any physical interaction between individuals. Among other things, insurance contracts with consumers may be concluded by logging into an online system, which has resulted in a decline in the policyholder's role in the insurance relationship owing to their inability to influence the content of the standard terms and conditions. Nevertheless, the legislator is ready to protect policyholder rights using the safeguards provided for in the relevant legislation. To summarize, an insurance contract is a unique contract between the policyholder and the insurer. In the event that the insurance contract is concluded in an automated manner, the parties are not exempted from performing their duties. There are problems with concluding insurance contracts by automated means not only by e-mail, but also directly on the insurer's website.

Problematics of Online Insurance Contracts Insurance is not only a form of business, but a unified combination of economic, financial and social relations, as it involves offering consumer protection services to those in distress. However, the range of online insurance products poses certain legal problems associated with pre-contractual relationships. The unique nature of these contracts stems from the policyholder's position as the weaker party in comparison with the insurer, as well as from the demand for the policyholder to fulfill their obligations. The legislator who has created the existing legal regulations has established that the policyholder and the insurer have mutual rights and obligations and that the fulfillment thereof is mandatory. Prior to concluding the insurance contract, the insurer is required to familiarize the policyholder with the terms and conditions thereof, but this is a mere legal fiction which is not implemented in actual mutual relations. Despite efforts to present insurance rules and non-standard conditions in a more appropriate manner, these efforts have so far been unsuccessful. A reference to a particular document which is integral to the insurance contract is insufficient for providing the customer with an appropriate amount of information. Such a position is expressed, inter alia, in the case-law, which, in the author's opinion, must be adhered to. In addition, insurance contracts concluded by electronic means often fall short of another requirement, in that they lack of proper verification. Along with the due expression of the party's will, appropriate verification implies the electronic equivalent of the traditional signature, known as an electronic signature, which is used to verify the document's authenticity. Proper authentication with an electronic signature would prevent identity theft for the purpose of engaging in illicit action. Although the policyholder is interested in safeguarding their insurance cover, this does not necessarily mean that their identity, as well as that of any other person, should be presumed. These have also been expressed by overseas authors and are believed to be correct, since, before a person's identity is properly verified, the insurer cannot be certain that they are dealing with the same individual. The problem is that insurers do not demand proper identity verification while concluding contracts by electronic (automated) means, i.e. they do not require the contract to be confirmed with an electronic signature. Thus, the fact that an insurance contract has been concluded in an automated manner means, first and foremost, that its legal force cannot be called into question merely because it was drawn up electronically. Secondly, a document prepared by electronic means is subject to the same legal principles as one that was prepared physically. It should be noted that insurers frequently fail to perform their duties properly, whereas policyholders are required to provide as much detail as possible. Thirdly, an insurance contract may be concluded without any physical interaction between individuals. Among other things, insurance contracts with consumers may be concluded by logging into an online system, which has resulted in a decline in the policyholder's role in the insurance relationship owing to their inability to influence the content of the standard terms and conditions. Nevertheless, the legislator is ready to protect policyholder rights using the safeguards provided for in the relevant legislation. To summarize, an insurance contract is a unique contract between the policyholder and the insurer. In the event that the insurance contract is concluded in an automated manner, the parties are not exempted from performing their duties. There are problems with concluding insurance contracts by automated means not only by e-mail, but also directly on the insurer's website.

Problematics of Online Insurance Contracts Insurance is not only a form of business, but a unified combination of economic, financial and social relations, as it involves offering consumer protection services to those in distress. However, the range of online insurance products poses certain legal problems associated with pre-contractual relationships. The unique nature of these contracts stems from the policyholder's position as the weaker party in comparison with the insurer, as well as from the demand for the policyholder to fulfill their obligations. The legislator who has created the existing legal regulations has established that the policyholder and the insurer have mutual rights and obligations and that the fulfillment thereof is mandatory. Prior to concluding the insurance contract, the insurer is required to familiarize the policyholder with the terms and conditions thereof, but this is a mere legal fiction which is not implemented in actual mutual relations. Despite efforts to present insurance rules and non-standard conditions in a more appropriate manner, these efforts have so far been unsuccessful. A reference to a particular document which is integral to the insurance contract is insufficient for providing the customer with an appropriate amount of information. Such a position is expressed, inter alia, in the case-law, which, in the author's opinion, must be adhered to. In addition, insurance contracts concluded by electronic means often fall short of another requirement, in that they lack of proper verification. Along with the due expression of the party's will, appropriate verification implies the electronic equivalent of the traditional signature, known as an electronic signature, which is used to verify the document's authenticity. Proper authentication with an electronic signature would prevent identity theft for the purpose of engaging in illicit action. Although the policyholder is interested in safeguarding their insurance cover, this does not necessarily mean that their identity, as well as that of any other person, should be presumed. These have also been expressed by overseas authors and are believed to be correct, since, before a person's identity is properly verified, the insurer cannot be certain that they are dealing with the same individual. The problem is that insurers do not demand proper identity verification while concluding contracts by electronic (automated) means, i.e. they do not require the contract to be confirmed with an electronic signature. Thus, the fact that an insurance contract has been concluded in an automated manner means, first and foremost, that its legal force cannot be called into question merely because it was drawn up electronically. Secondly, a document prepared by electronic means is subject to the same legal principles as one that was prepared physically. It should be noted that insurers frequently fail to perform their duties properly, whereas policyholders are required to provide as much detail as possible. Thirdly, an insurance contract may be concluded without any physical interaction between individuals. Among other things, insurance contracts with consumers may be concluded by logging into an online system, which has resulted in a decline in the policyholder's role in the insurance relationship owing to their inability to influence the content of the standard terms and conditions. Nevertheless, the legislator is ready to protect policyholder rights using the safeguards provided for in the relevant legislation. To summarize, an insurance contract is a unique contract between the policyholder and the insurer. In the event that the insurance contract is concluded in an automated manner, the parties are not exempted from performing their duties. There are problems with concluding insurance contracts by automated means not only by e-mail, but also directly on the insurer's website.

Problematics of Online Insurance Contracts Insurance is not only a form of business, but a unified combination of economic, financial and social relations, as it involves offering consumer protection services to those in distress. However, the range of online insurance products poses certain legal problems associated with pre-contractual relationships. The unique nature of these contracts stems from the policyholder's position as the weaker party in comparison with the insurer, as well as from the demand for the policyholder to fulfill their obligations. The legislator who has created the existing legal regulations has established that the policyholder and the insurer have mutual rights and obligations and that the fulfillment thereof is mandatory. Prior to concluding the insurance contract, the insurer is required to familiarize the policyholder with the terms and conditions thereof, but this is a mere legal fiction which is not implemented in actual mutual relations. Despite efforts to present insurance rules and non-standard conditions in a more appropriate manner, these efforts have so far been unsuccessful. A reference to a particular document which is integral to the insurance contract is insufficient for providing the customer with an appropriate amount of information. Such a position is expressed, inter alia, in the case-law, which, in the author's opinion, must be adhered to. In addition, insurance contracts concluded by electronic means often fall short of another requirement, in that they lack of proper verification. Along with the due expression of the party's will, appropriate verification implies the electronic equivalent of the traditional signature, known as an electronic signature, which is used to verify the document's authenticity. Proper authentication with an electronic signature would prevent identity theft for the purpose of engaging in illicit action. Although the policyholder is interested in safeguarding their insurance cover, this does not necessarily mean that their identity, as well as that of any other person, should be presumed. These have also been expressed by overseas authors and are believed to be correct, since, before a person's identity is properly verified, the insurer cannot be certain that they are dealing with the same individual. The problem is that insurers do not demand proper identity verification while concluding contracts by electronic (automated) means, i.e. they do not require the contract to be confirmed with an electronic signature. Thus, the fact that an insurance contract has been concluded in an automated manner means, first and foremost, that its legal force cannot be called into question merely because it was drawn up electronically. Secondly, a document prepared by electronic means is subject to the same legal principles as one that was prepared physically. It should be noted that insurers frequently fail to perform their duties properly, whereas policyholders are required to provide as much detail as possible. Thirdly, an insurance contract may be concluded without any physical interaction between individuals. Among other things, insurance contracts with consumers may be concluded by logging into an online system, which has resulted in a decline in the policyholder's role in the insurance relationship owing to their inability to influence the content of the standard terms and conditions. Nevertheless, the legislator is ready to protect policyholder rights using the safeguards provided for in the relevant legislation. To summarize, an insurance contract is a unique contract between the policyholder and the insurer. In the event that the insurance contract is concluded in an automated manner, the parties are not exempted from performing their duties. There are problems with concluding insurance contracts by automated means not only by e-mail, but also directly on the insurer's website.

Legal acts governing bankruptcy legal relationships may be considered amongst the most important legislation that regulates mutual relationships between economic entities under market economy conditions. First of all, bankruptcy of any company is associated with numerous requirements of the creditors, that why liquidation of a bankrupted enterprise makes a direct impact on civil turnover in process of the state. Second, bankruptcy proceedings executed in an intense, effective and economical manner ensure protection not only of the interests of creditors of the enterprise-debtor that is under bankruptcy but also the interests of the enterprise itself and social interests of the state. Complexity of bankruptcy cases' investigation is reasoned by frequent change of legal acts ruling bankruptcy legal relationships, the need to protect public interest, specific structure of bankruptcy procedure. Because of the listed reasons research of bankruptcy procedure becomes extremely vital. The object of this research – bankruptcy legal relationships and specific features of judicial investigation of bankruptcy cases, historical origin, development, legal origin, objectives and the essence of bankruptcy procedures. This research seeks to study in a complex manner specific features of investigation of bankruptcy cases in courts, to detect drawbacks of the existing legal regulations and to make proposals and recommendations for their improvement. Also the author of this research analyses the origin and the development of rudiments of bankruptcy proceedings in the Roman law, evolution of bankruptcy relationships in Middle Ages, New and Modern times. Further the author analyses the concepts of bankruptcy procedure and insolvency, examines the objectives of bankruptcy procedure and possibilities to choose one or another bankruptcy procedure regulation model, specifies the essence of bankruptcy procedure models existing in other foreign countries. Also the author analyses framework of operation of general principles of civil procedure in bankruptcy cases, the legal status of the participants of bankruptcy procedure, deals with the basics of filing a petition to initiate a bankruptcy case, also specific features of preparation for judicial investigation of a bankruptcy case, basis for initiating a bankruptcy case and legal outcomes. Considerable attention is also paid to highlight the basis and peculiarities of the closure of a bankruptcy case when the decision is not taken on the termination of the enterprise.

Legal acts governing bankruptcy legal relationships may be considered amongst the most important legislation that regulates mutual relationships between economic entities under market economy conditions. First of all, bankruptcy of any company is associated with numerous requirements of the creditors, that why liquidation of a bankrupted enterprise makes a direct impact on civil turnover in process of the state. Second, bankruptcy proceedings executed in an intense, effective and economical manner ensure protection not only of the interests of creditors of the enterprise-debtor that is under bankruptcy but also the interests of the enterprise itself and social interests of the state. Complexity of bankruptcy cases' investigation is reasoned by frequent change of legal acts ruling bankruptcy legal relationships, the need to protect public interest, specific structure of bankruptcy procedure. Because of the listed reasons research of bankruptcy procedure becomes extremely vital. The object of this research – bankruptcy legal relationships and specific features of judicial investigation of bankruptcy cases, historical origin, development, legal origin, objectives and the essence of bankruptcy procedures. This research seeks to study in a complex manner specific features of investigation of bankruptcy cases in courts, to detect drawbacks of the existing legal regulations and to make proposals and recommendations for their improvement. Also the author of this research analyses the origin and the development of rudiments of bankruptcy proceedings in the Roman law, evolution of bankruptcy relationships in Middle Ages, New and Modern times. Further the author analyses the concepts of bankruptcy procedure and insolvency, examines the objectives of bankruptcy procedure and possibilities to choose one or another bankruptcy procedure regulation model, specifies the essence of bankruptcy procedure models existing in other foreign countries. Also the author analyses framework of operation of general principles of civil procedure in bankruptcy cases, the legal status of the participants of bankruptcy procedure, deals with the basics of filing a petition to initiate a bankruptcy case, also specific features of preparation for judicial investigation of a bankruptcy case, basis for initiating a bankruptcy case and legal outcomes. Considerable attention is also paid to highlight the basis and peculiarities of the closure of a bankruptcy case when the decision is not taken on the termination of the enterprise.

Europa steht an einem historischen Wendepunkt. Die Krise ist vielschichtig geworden und manch einer läutet dem Gesamtprojekt »Europa« schon die Totenglocke. Was würden Sie vermissen, wenn es Europa nicht mehr gäbe? Europäerinnen und Europäer aus acht Ländern haben sich in einem gemeinsamen Projekt diese Frage gestellt. Frauen und Männer aus der Arbeitswelt, aus Unternehmen und Gewerkschaften, der Wissenschaft und aus der Bildung haben wichtige europäische Fragen vor ihrem jeweiligen persönlichen und kulturellen Hintergrund ausführlich diskutiert. All diese gemeinsam handelnden Menschen sind Europa, und sie sind sich viel näher und haben viel mehr gemeinsam, als manche Apologeten des Untergangs zu wissen scheinen. Diese zwischenmenschlichen Begegnungen und Gespräche machen Europa auf eine ganz andere Weise erfahrbar als Berichte aus Brüssel. Deshalb umfasst das Buch alle vier Texte der Autoren in insgesamt sieben Sprachen, die man nicht alle verstehen muss, aber vergleichen und einander gegenüberstellen kann. Die Menschen Europas haben mühsam eine gemeinsame Kultur- und Sozialgeschichte erworben – Sie haben Europa längst geschaffen. Das Buch"stellt, alles in allem, eine anregende und bereichernde Lektüre dar, die zugrundeliegende Idee ist überzeugend, das Buch ansprechend gestaltet. Die Autoren erheben ihre Stimmen, sprechen Beobachtungen und Warnungen aus, und zeigen aktuelle sowie historische Kontexte auf. Angesichts der prekären Lage Europas, der rapiden politischen Veränderungen und Entwicklungen erscheint das Buch jedoch an manchen Stellen in Gestus und Nomenklatur recht antiquiert. Wie funktionabel und tragfähig beispielsweise sind die zitierten Konzepte von Utopie und Bildung? Kann politische Bildung tatsächlich noch ihre Kraft und Legitimation aus Begriffen und ideellen Gehalten der Kritischen Theorie beziehen? Welchen aktuellen Status haben Termini wie "sozialer Kampf" und "Gleichheit"? Wie kann sich die Herstellung von Würde als Norm konkret gestalten? Wo und in welcher Weise zeigt sich die als Richtschnur imaginierte Würde realiter? Wie ist es um einen Begriff wie Identität bestellt – im persönlichen wie im kollektiven Zusammenhang?" (literaturkritik.de)

To manage emergencies and disasters most often is used the model composed of four phases: risk mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. During the response phase, an incident management structure (IMS) is developed. It is generally acknowledged that the participation of communities in response actions increases the resources of public authorities and helps eliminate the outcomes of an incident in a more effective manner. Referring to the principles of the Neo-Weberian this article analyses the IMS, communitiesparticipation in the incident management and examines the assumptions of the Lithuanian laws on communities participation in incident management. The results of the research have revealed that community participation in the management of an incident, an emergency or a disaster is not regulated in Lithuania's legislation, for this reason, the conclusion could be drawn that it is difficult to apply advanced IMSs and to find a common solution while manoeuvring between the actions of the hierarchy-based institutions and officials or officers and citizen or their group participation in the management of emergencies, disasters and incidents.

To manage emergencies and disasters most often is used the model composed of four phases: risk mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. During the response phase, an incident management structure (IMS) is developed. It is generally acknowledged that the participation of communities in response actions increases the resources of public authorities and helps eliminate the outcomes of an incident in a more effective manner. Referring to the principles of the Neo-Weberian this article analyses the IMS, communitiesparticipation in the incident management and examines the assumptions of the Lithuanian laws on communities participation in incident management. The results of the research have revealed that community participation in the management of an incident, an emergency or a disaster is not regulated in Lithuania's legislation, for this reason, the conclusion could be drawn that it is difficult to apply advanced IMSs and to find a common solution while manoeuvring between the actions of the hierarchy-based institutions and officials or officers and citizen or their group participation in the management of emergencies, disasters and incidents.