The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and the Central Office for Combating Cybercrime (ZIT) have succeeded in striking a decisive blow against the darknet marketplace “Kingdom Market”. In an internationally coordinated operation, its server infrastructure, which was distributed across several countries, was seized and the illegal provider was taken offline. The platform was mainly used…
Due to the current geopolitical situation, the German government is not in a position to say with certainty whether participation in international police missions can be maintained to the same extent in the future.In a briefing shortly before Christmas, it announced that due to the current situation in the UN Security Council, the establishment of…
Together with Germany and other countries the Belgian EU Council Presidency has foundedthe European Port Alliance in Antwerp. It brings together public and private players to combat organised crime and drug trafficking. The aim is to increase the security of ports and other logistics hubs. Organised crime mainly operates at a transnational level. Rarely offences…
In his analysis of the upcoming challenges for 2024, Bavaria’s Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) described immigration as the key issue. Referring to the 60 percent increase in asylum applications in Germany compared to the previous year, he warned: “The number of arrivals has recently decreased, but that is no reason to sound the all-clear.”…
The Federal Cabinet’s approval of the restructuring of the Federal Police Act is a response to current threats and expands the powers of the Federal Police. The first reform of the Federal Police Act in almost thirty years gives the Federal Police new powers in telecommunications surveillance, for the use of its own drones and…
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…
Saxony’s Interior Minister Armin Schuster (CDU) recently presented the sixth situation report of the Coordination Office for the Prevention of and Fight against Extremism (KostEx) to the state cabinet. According to the report, in the period from 1 January to 30 June 2023, seven cases concerning eight persons with an extremist connection became known in…
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…
A permanent no-weapons zone now exists at Hamburg Central Station. With this, the Senate is implementing another element of its package of measures for more security there. In future, the weapons ban will apply in the main railway station, including all public railway facilities as well as the underground connections. In addition to firearms and…
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,…