International Affairs

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Recklinghausen police

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Spanish guests

Press Release
Recklinghausen: Spanish police at the Ruhr Festival
The Recklinghausen police have support from Spain during the first week of the Ruhr Festival: Raquel Rey Grimón from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Roberto Garcia Alvarez from Coruña will be guests in the festival city as part of the "European Commissariats" project and will be on patrol together wi...
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Police deployments abroad: Heiko Lammertz

Foreign assignments

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Foreign assignment: We want smiling children
Soldiers and police officers provide humanitarian aid in crisis regions and build schools, kindergartens and orphanages.
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Police NRW

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Support on Mallorca

Zusammenarbeit

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Support for the Spanish police comes from NRW
Police officers from NRW support the Spanish police on Mallorca.
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FRONTEX: Albania operation

Zusammenarbeit

Press Release
Frontex: North Rhine-Westphalian police take part in Albania operation
Minister Reul: "We are only strong together, security is not a solo act. Security needs an orchestra"

International

Cooperation

International cooperation increasingly important

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

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German-Dutch

Cooperation

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Hoofdinspecteur Eugène Heijnen at his workplace in the Düsseldorf LKA

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...

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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!

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Europol and

international exchange

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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.

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SIENA ensures better international exchange

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

International police missions

Police officers from NRW have been taking part in international police missions since the mid-1990s. In addition to long-term missions, short foreign assignments are also possible, for example for the European border protection agency Frontex or for specialized use in the missions.