Tasks
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What exactly are the tasks of the domestic intelligence services?
According to section 3 of the Act Regulating the Cooperation between the Federation and the Federal States in Matters Relating to the Protection of the Constitution and on the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Bundesverfassungsschutzgesetz, BVerfSchG), the domestic intelligence... Further information
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The organisation of the BfV is not a secret
The BfV responds to geo-political changes and to the security situation by taking the appropriate personnel and organisational measures. The terrorist acts committed by violent Islamist perpetrators have led to a new department being set up to counter Islamism and Islamist terrorism, and the acts of... Further information
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The Constitution
Many of us take our democracy for granted. We know that in our country, our Constitution, the Basic Law, guarantees human rights. Free elections are a normal thing to us. We can travel without restrictions, and in our constitutional state, we have to fear neither repression nor arbitrariness. The... Further information
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Protecting the Constitution is protecting every citizen
All democrats should agree that the Constitution needs protection to safeguard human rights, freedom, and democracy. The Basic Law has therefore created a vigilant democracy, including a comprehensive system to protect the Constitution... Further information
