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Ministry Of The Interior (Austria)
In Austria, the Ministry of the Interior (german: Bundesministerium für Inneres, colloquially ''Innenministerium'', abbreviated: BMI) is a federal government agency serving as the interior ministry of the Austrian government. It is chiefly responsible for the public security, but also deals with matters relating to citizenship, elections, referendums, plebiscites and the alternative civilian service. The Ministry of the Interior is considered one of the most important ministries in Austria It operates and oversees the vast majority of the country's law enforcement agencies, including the Federal Police, the Criminal Police Office (BKA), the Directorate State Protection and Intelligence Service (DSN), the Bureau for Anticorruption (BAK), the Cobra Mission Command (EKO Cobra), the Aerial Police Force, and the Special Observatory Unit (SEO). The Directorate General for the Public Security, which is primarily made up of career law enforcement officers, serves as the professiona ...
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Federal Ministries (Austria)
The Government of Austria (german: Bundesregierung der Republik Österreich) is the executive cabinet of the Republic of Austria. It consists of the chancellor, who is the head of government, the vice chancellor and the ministers. Appointment Since the 1929 reform of the Austrian Constitution, all members of the Federal Government are appointed by the Austrian Federal President. As the Federal Government must maintain the confidence of parliament, the President must generally abide by the will of that body in his or her appointments. In practice, the leader of the strongest political party, who ran as a "chancellor candidate" in a parliamentary election, is usually asked to become Federal Chancellor, though there have been some exceptions. Ministers are proposed for nomination by the Chancellor, though the President is permitted to withhold his or her approval. Likewise, the President may dismiss the Chancellor and/or the whole government at any time. If this occurs, a new ...
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Citizenship
Citizenship is a "relationship between an individual and a state to which the individual owes allegiance and in turn is entitled to its protection". Each state determines the conditions under which it will recognize persons as its citizens, and the conditions under which that status will be withdrawn. Recognition by a state as a citizen generally carries with it recognition of civil, political, and social rights which are not afforded to non-citizens. In general, the basic rights normally regarded as arising from citizenship are the right to a passport, the right to leave and return to the country/ies of citizenship, the right to live in that country, and to work there. Some countries permit their citizens to have multiple citizenships, while others insist on exclusive allegiance. Determining factors A person can be recognized or granted citizenship on a number of bases. Usually, citizenship based on circumstances of birth is automatic, but an application may be required. ...
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Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 in the aftermath of the Austro-Prussian War and was dissolved shortly after its defeat in the First World War. Austria-Hungary was ruled by the House of Habsburg and constituted the last phase in the constitutional evolution of the Habsburg monarchy. It was a multinational state and one of Europe's major powers at the time. Austria-Hungary was geographically the second-largest country in Europe after the Russian Empire, at and the third-most populous (after Russia and the German Empire). The Empire built up the fourth-largest machine building industry in the world, after the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. Austria-Hungary also became the world's third-largest manufacturer and exporter of electric home appliances, ...
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Justizwache
The Justizwache ( en, Judicial Guard, literally ''Justice Watch'') is the prison guards corps of Austria. The corps is a department of the Ministry of Justice. Their tasks are the safeguarding of penitentiaries, the safeguarding of inmates, and the security of Courts in Austria. The ''Justizwache'' also provides a special unit, the '' Justizwache Einsatzgruppe (JEG)'' (german: Judicial Guard Task Force). Organisation The ''Justizwache'' is a uniformed security guard corps, organized in a military manner and provided with executive powers. This is according to § 13a of the Prisons Act. From the point of view of service and remuneration, they are equivalent unit to the Federal Police A law enforcement agency (LEA) is any government agency responsible for the enforcement of the laws. Jurisdiction LEAs which have their ability to apply their powers restricted in some way are said to operate within a jurisdiction. LEAs .... In addition, the educational institution is the ...
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Financial Police (Austria)
The Financial Police (german: Finanzpolizei) are an Austrian civilian police force under the authority of the Austrian Ministry of Finance. It was founded in 2013 after the ''Zollwache'' (Customs guard) was dissolved in 2005. History In October 1830 the predecessor organization was founded. During its existence the organization had different denominations like ''Gränzwache'' (Border guard), ''Finanzwache'' (Financial Guard) and until its liquidation in May 2004, ''Zollwache'' (Customs guard). The Italian ''Guardia di Finanza'' has its roots in the Austrian ''Finanzwach''e. The liquidation was conducted, due to the fact, that all neighbour states became members of the European Union or part of the European Economic Area and the Schengen Area. On 1 July 2013 the Financial Police was founded as a uniformed law enforcement organisation to fight tax fraud, social fraud, illegal gambling, violation of both labour rights and employment regulations. Unlike the predecessor organizatio ...
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Military Police (Austria)
The Austrian Military Police (German: Militärpolizei) is the branch within the Austrian Armed Forces tasked with law enforcement and the protection of the forces, military events and Austrian Armed Forces property. The increasing number of international operations with the participation of Austrian soldiers and new threat scenarios hugely expand the spectrum of tasks. Military Police Command The Austrian MP Command, located in Vienna, consists of the following elements *Military Police HQ *Fundamentals Division *Training Division *Signal platoon *Personal protection *3 MP Companies *MP militia MP Companies / Locations One MP HQ in Vienna, one in Graz and one in Salzburg, each composed of the following elements *HQ element *Special tasks *Supply element *3 MP platoons Tasks Additionally to its traditional domestic tasks, the formation now also fulfills tasks in international operations. In Austria the Military Police is only tasked with internal Armed Forces matters Abro ...
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Air Police (Austria)
The Directorate General for Public Security (''Generaldirektion für die öffentliche Sicherheit'', "GDföS") is the governing body of general law enforcement in Austria and a division of the Ministry of the Interior. It oversees the Federal Police, the Criminal Intelligence Service, the Intelligence Directorate, the EKO Cobra, and the Aerial Police. The Directorate General is headquartered in the Palais Modena, Vienna. History the Directorate General was first established in as a division of the Chancellery. After the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany, Heinrich Himmler ordered the organization's dissolution. Directorate General was restored following the end of Nazi rule but did not gain back control of most police forces until Ensuing the Ibiza affair in 2019, Interior Minister Herbert Kickl moved to appoint Peter Goldgruber, with whom he had close ties, Director General on 20 May. The affair marked the likely collapse of the Cabinet and as the Director General is a ...
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BAK (Austria)
The Bundesamt zur Korruptionsprävention und Korruptionsbekämpfung (''Federal Bureau to prevent and to fight corruption''), abbreviated BAK, was established as of January 1, 2010 at the Ministry of the Interior. It is the succeeding institution of the hitherto existing (Bureau for Internal Affairs) (BIA), that had to be reorganized. Organization The BAK is organized outside the section II of the Directorate General for Public Security (GDföS) and is primarily responsible to anticipate, prevent and combat corruption. Furthermore, there is a close cooperation with the ''Wirtschafts- und Korruptionsstaatsanwaltschaft'' (State Prosecutor against white collar crime and corruption), abbreviated ''WKSta''. These include international police cooperation, assistance and cooperation with the competent bodies of the European Union and with the investigating authorities of the EU Member States. There is also contact person for OLAF, Interpol, Europol and other similar international orga ...
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Criminal Police Office (Austria)
The Directorate General for Public Security (''Generaldirektion für die öffentliche Sicherheit'', "GDföS") is the governing body of general law enforcement in Austria and a division of the Ministry of the Interior. It oversees the Federal Police, the Criminal Intelligence Service, the Intelligence Directorate, the EKO Cobra, and the Aerial Police. The Directorate General is headquartered in the Palais Modena, Vienna. History the Directorate General was first established in as a division of the Chancellery. After the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany, Heinrich Himmler ordered the organization's dissolution. Directorate General was restored following the end of Nazi rule but did not gain back control of most police forces until Ensuing the Ibiza affair in 2019, Interior Minister Herbert Kickl moved to appoint Peter Goldgruber, with whom he had close ties, Director General on 20 May. The affair marked the likely collapse of the Cabinet and as the Director General is a ...
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Law Enforcement In Austria
Law enforcement in Austria is the responsibility of the Directorate General for Public Security, a subdivision of the Federal Ministry of the Interior located at Herrengasse 7 in Vienna. Over 20,000 police officers are on duty in the Federal Police at more than 1,000 police stations. On lakes and rivers the federal police has over 70 boats and other craft to act as the water police. Law enforcement agencies Federal Ministry of Defence *Military Police (german: Militärpolizei): the military police of the Austrian Armed Forces Ministry of Finance * Financial Police (german: Finanzpolizei): the uniformed law enforcement arm of the Ministry of Finance *Customs Service (german: Operative Zollaufsicht) Ministry of the Interior The Ministry of the Interior is responsible for: * Federal Bureau of Anti-Corruption (german: Bundesamt zur Korruptionsprävention und Korruptionsbekämpfung) *Directorate General for the Public Security (german: Generaldirektion für öffentliche ...
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List Of Ministries (Austria)
The Government of Austria (german: Bundesregierung der Republik Österreich) is the executive cabinet of the Republic of Austria. It consists of the chancellor, who is the head of government, the vice chancellor and the ministers. Appointment Since the 1929 reform of the Austrian Constitution, all members of the Federal Government are appointed by the Austrian Federal President. As the Federal Government must maintain the confidence of parliament, the President must generally abide by the will of that body in his or her appointments. In practice, the leader of the strongest political party, who ran as a "chancellor candidate" in a parliamentary election, is usually asked to become Federal Chancellor, though there have been some exceptions. Ministers are proposed for nomination by the Chancellor, though the President is permitted to withhold his or her approval. Likewise, the President may dismiss the Chancellor and/or the whole government at any time. If this occurs, a new ...
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Alternative Civilian Service
Alternative civilian service, also called alternative services, civilian service, non-military service, and substitute service, is a form of national service performed in lieu of military conscription for various reasons, such as conscientious objection, inadequate health, or political reasons. See " labour battalion" for examples of the latter case. Alternative service usually involves some kind of labor. Definition Alternative civilian service is service to a government made as a civilian, particularly such service as an option for conscripted persons who are conscientious objectors and object to military service. Civilian service is usually performed in the service of non-profit governmental bodies or other institutions. For example, in Austria, men drafted for alternative civilian service mainly serve in healthcare facilities and retirement homes, while other countries have a wider variety of possible placements. Common synonyms for the term are alternative service, civ ...
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