Tough approach

At its last meeting in Berlin at the end of 2023, the Standing Conference of Interior Ministers and Senators of the Federal States (IMK) addressed the impact of international events and crises on internal security in Germany. Thanks to Germany’s police forces The IMK thanked the police forces in Germany above all for their tireless…

Right to a re-examination

In North Rhine-Westphalia, the Aachen Administrative Court has ruled in summary proceedings that the application of an interested person for training in the police civil service must at least be re-examined (case reference: 1 L 832/23). This is because the Land’s assessment that a specific tattoo on the applicant’s forearm – showing a handshake with…

Memorandum of Understanding signed with Kyrgyzstan

The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Berlin to establish comprehensive migration cooperation with Kyrgyzstan. The agreement was signed on behalf of the Federal Government by Dr Joachim Stamp, Special Representative for Migration Agreements, and on behalf of Kyrgyzstan by Foreign Minister Dscheenbek Kulubajew. In view of Germany’s need for skilled labour,…

Confidential lawyer for the Stuttgart Ministry of the Interior

The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Interior is getting an ombudsperson for questions of sexual harassment in the workplace. The new counselling service is aimed at all employees of the general interior administration. This includes, for example, the Ministry of the Interior, the four regional councils, the state’s IT service provider BITBW, the cyber security agency…