Kirchner: Fire training container enhances fire service training Bavaria’s State Secretary for the Interior, Sandro Kirchner, at the launch event for ‘Real Fire Training 4.0’ for Bavaria’s volunteer fire services: Fire training container enhances fire service training...

Five arrests in Serbia – including the alleged main suspect and two police officers An investigation coordinated by Europol has led to the dismantling of an alleged people-smuggling network believed to have transported migrants to Western Europe via the so-called...

Starting October 1, the German Bundestag will finally abolish its paper-based attendance lists after more than 120 years. While this may sound like a milestone, it is, in reality, a reminder of how slowly digital transformation can progress – even in one of Europe's...

Medical certificates confirming an employee's inability to work are a cornerstone of employment law in Germany. They entitle employees to continued salary payments during illness while providing employers with legal proof of incapacity for work. However, when such...

Danube states step up cooperation against organised crime, cyber-attacks and hybrid threats The security situation in Europe is changing rapidly. Organised crime, people-smuggling networks, cyber-attacks and hybrid threats have long since ceased to be confined by...

With a comprehensive reform of the Police Act, Saxony is setting new standards for the use of digital technologies in police work. Following intensive political negotiations, the Saxon State Parliament passed the amendment by a narrow majority. The new regulations...

Why a political vision has become a strategic necessity for the economy, public administration and critical infrastructure Hardly any other term is currently shaping the debate on the future of Europe as a digital business hub as profoundly as ‘digital sovereignty’....