International Affairs

International Affairs

Kristina Kilb

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Deployment at the Olympic Games - The French colleagues were grateful for the support from North Rhine-Westphalia

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Use at the Olympic Games
The 2024 Summer Olympics in France were not only a major sporting event, but also a unique police operation within Europe.
International Affairs

Gelsenkirchen police

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On patrol with the Guardia Civil

Public relations

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Support for the Guardia Civil in Burgos
A mission report by Mike Geldermann from the Gelsenkirchen police, who was on duty in Burgos, Spain, in July.
International Affairs

Rhine-Erft district police

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Patrol at the airport

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On patrol in Almeria, Spain
A field report by Chief Superintendent Georg Steinmüller from the Rhine-Erft district police on the operation in Almeria in July 2023.
International Affairs

Polizei Minden-Lübbecke

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Öffentlichkeitsarbeit

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Foreign assignment in Avignon
An incident report from France by police inspector Jessica-Eyleen Fink from the Minden-Lübbecke police force.
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Police Rhein-Sieg district

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Spectators in the bullring

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In action in Pamplona
A field report by police superintendent Erica Klemm from the "Sanfermines" in Pamplona, Spain.

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Cooperation

International cooperation increasingly important

Police in NRW continue to expand their pioneering role in international police missions and Frontex.

NRW/Netherlands: Oil cans between the wheels

When it comes to soccer, Eugène Heijnen keeps a safe distance. He doesn't really want to talk about it. Especially not at championship times, when the Dutch and Germans are fighting for the European crown. "I'm always for the team that plays nicer and better soccer, and it's clear which team that is...

International Affairs

Joint exercise in November 2017: command staff at Münster police headquarters

Cross-border cooperation

German-Dutch cooperation as a model for success

european

Cooperation

European Commissariats

On vacation on the Spanish Atlantic coast or at a music festival in France, do you come across police officers from North Rhine-Westphalia? Welcome to Europe!

International Affairs

Europol and

international exchange

International Affairs

Official language English: NRW police officers at Europol

International police work is at the heart of the European security architecture. In The Hague, Netherlands, more than 130 employees support the EU member states in the fight against serious forms of international crime and terrorism.

International Affairs

SIENA ensures better international exchange

Europol provides SIENA as a web application for the international exchange of information in criminal matters.

International police missions

A total of 155 German police and customs officers are taking part in international police missions. Of these, 25 come from NRW. Twelve of them work for the European Border and Coast Guard in Greece, Italy, Bulgaria, Spain and Albania.