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The Ständige Konferenz der Innenminister und -senatoren der Länder (''Standing Conference of Interior Ministers and Senators of the States'') or Innenministerkonferenz (''Conference of Interior Ministers'', abbr. IMK) is a regular conference on security and

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issues in the ''

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'' (states) of

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. It is attended by all sixteen state

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s (in some states ''Interior Senators''), with the

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taking part as a guest. The chairmanship rotates on an annual basis. In 2018, the chair is

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( CDU), Interior Minister of

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History and procedures

The conference was founded in 1954 to establish a collaboration of the Interior Ministers of the German states on a political level, beyond the state and federal authorities. Meetings are held usually twice a year. Special meetings can be held due to political developments or in emergency situations. Resolutions are adopted unanimously and can also be made in

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s. Since 2000, the decisions are public.{{cite web, url=http://www.innenministerkonferenz.de/IMK/DE/aufgaben/aufgaben-node.html, title=Innenministerkonferenz, Aufgaben und Arbeitsweise, language=German There are six working groups (''Arbeitskreis, AK''): * AK I - State Law and Administration (including Constitutional Law, Alien Law, Data Privacy, Administrative Law) * AK II - Inner Security (including Active Defense, Defense against Terrorism, Police Issues) * AK III - Municipal Issues * AK IV - Protection of the Constitution * AK V - Fire Fighting Issues, Rescue Services, Disaster Prevention and Civil Defense * AK VI - Organisation, Public Service Law and Personnel

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External links

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, in German Government of Germany National security of Germany 1954 establishments in West Germany

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