(BS) Internal security in Germany has long since ceased to depend on parameters within the country. Wars and crises such as those in Ukraine and the Middle East, increasing migration pressure and the growing threat of Islamist terrorism are influencing factors of great importance. The German security authorities must take these key influencing factors into…
(BS) Die europäische Dimension in der Migrationsfrage ist von erheblicher Bedeutung für das Gelingen nationaler Migrations- und Integrationspolitik der einzelnen Mitgliedsstaaten. Dr. Michael Spindelegger, Generaldirektor des Internationalen Zentrums für die Entwicklung von Migrationspolitik, skizzierte in seiner Key Note zu einer Diskussionsrunde zur europäischen Migrationspolitik auf dem 27. Europäischen Polizeikongress die aktuelle Lage. Die steigenden Zahlen…
(BS) In the summer of 2006, ‘the world was a guest at a friend’s house’ and the most memorable images were of fans celebrating peacefully in the public viewing areas. This was also thanks to the numerous preventative measures taken by the various security authorities to curb hooliganism and defend against terrorism.In the run-up to…
(BS) Migration has become one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century for mainland Europe. Hans Leitjens, Executive Director of Frontex, reported on the current figures and challenges regarding migration flows towards Europe at the 27th Police Congress. According to him, the main flow is still across the Mediterranean. The boats used for the…
(BS) The increasing internationalisation of cybercrime, drug and human trafficking, financial fraud and other threat scenarios can only be successfully countered by global law enforcement authorities through organisational, legal and technical cooperation at the highest level. Police chiefs, task forces, researchers and industry representatives from all over the world agreed on this when they discussed global…
INTERPOL is fighting crime in the virtual space. A current white paper warns of a new quality of so-called “metacrime”. Solving such crimes will only work with a holistic approach. It sounds like science fiction, but it has long since become reality: metacrime, crime in the virtual space of the metaverse. At the World Economic…
“Die Welt zu Gast bei Freunden” (The world as a guest with friends) was the official slogan of the 2006 Football World Cup in Germany. And indeed, riots by fans were among the exceptions. It remained calm in the stadiums and the most memorable images were of fans celebrating peacefully in the public screening areas.…
Nobody can say for sure how high the total surveillance burden on citizens is. The planned overall surveillance bill aims to change this. In 2020, the Liberals had already proposed a motion to initiate an “overall surveillance bill instead of further restrictions on civil rights”. In the coalition agreement, the coalition government then stated that…
(BS) On the afternoon of 15 January 2023, the police reported the evacuation of the Rhenish lignite village of Lützerath. In the course of the eviction, the police forces were attacked, sometimes on a massive scale, by the demonstrators. Following the escalation of the operation, there were numerous injuries on both sides. The Lützerath investigation…
(BS) Cybertrading is a scam. The criminals offer shares, foreign exchange or cryptocurrencies for sale on the internet. The catch: the assets do not exist. Together with European partners, the Göttingen police and public prosecutor’s office have taken action against fraudsters. The specialised cybercrime unit of the Central Criminal Investigation Department of the Göttingen Police…