(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…
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…
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…