10. Aug 2023 | General, Members
The Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) published a study this week on funding opportunities for resilience-building measures. The study presents existing resilience-related funding in Germany and the EU, including brief overviews of...
7. Aug 2023 | General, international disaster management, Members
Yesterday, the Slovenian government sent a request for assistance to the Emergency Response Coordination Centre of the European Union (ERCC). In response to this and within the framework of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM), the German Federal Agency for...
19. Jul 2023 | General, Members
The THW’s framework concept 2023 focuses on its expanded tasks in the sense of the “Zeitenwende” (watershed moment). This results in a broad spectrum of new operational situations for securing and defending democracy, in line with the National...
5. Jul 2023 | General, Members
On 3 July 2023, the Committee on the Interior and Home Affairs dealt with the topic of civil protection. Various experts were invited to a hearing, which can now be viewed on the Bundestag website. Civil protection in Germany is well positioned, but there is a need...
4. Jul 2023 | General, Members
Which political measures can reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Germany by 65% (compared to 1990) by 2030? This was prescribed as the target in the Climate Protection Act in 2021. The Federal Environment Agency answers this question in the newly published 500-page...
