Category: Security policy

National Veterans Day in Germany

National Veterans Day in Germany

Gepostet von | 12 Jun 2025 | , , , | 2

The time has finally come. On 15 June 2025, Bundestag President Julia Klöckner will open the central ceremony for the first Veterans' Day at the Reichstag building in Berlin. In the late afternoon, Bryan Adams will give a tour of his photo exhibition in the Reichstag building before Defence Minister Boris Pistorius presents veterans' badges in the early evening. It is diversity, humanity and solidarity that make veterans in Germany so special and for which the 1st National Veterans' Day sets an example. Veterans' Day On 25 April 2024, the Bundestag decided by a large majority to establish the day of remembrance as an annual date to express a comprehensive appreciation for veterans.

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Amsterdam - Hydrogen corridor from Oman to Europe

Amsterdam - Hydrogen corridor from Oman to Europe

Gepostet von | 11 Jun 2025 | , , , | 0

The world's first import corridor for liquid hydrogen through the Sultanate of Oman, the Netherlands and Germany was agreed in a Joint Development Agreement (JDA). This corridor will connect the port of Duqm in Oman with Amsterdam in the Netherlands and important logistics centres in Germany, including Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and the Port of Duisburg. The corridor will enable the commercial import of liquid hydrogen from EU-compliant renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO). The supply chain is based on proven technologies for the liquefaction, transport, storage and distribution of liquid hydrogen. Advanced ship designs are expected to enable...

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Bremen - DGzRS celebrates the birthday of selfless help

Bremen - DGzRS celebrates the birthday of selfless help

Gepostet von | 3 Jun 2025 | , , | 0

The German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS) was founded in Kiel on 29 May 1865 and, over the past 160 years, has laid the foundations for a sustainable, donation-financed and therefore independent sea rescue service in Germany with selfless helpfulness, constantly renewed rescue equipment and good organisation. Until the middle of the 19th century, these conditions did not exist in the North and Baltic Seas. However, the idea of a uniform, independent organisation that rescues people from distress at sea regardless of the person or cause finally prevailed. It was a long way from the rowing lifeboat to the rescue cruiser and thanks to the great support from...

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