Nationwide attention: Bremerhaven in the focus of the Interior Ministers' Conference!

Nationwide attention: Bremerhaven in the focus of the Interior Ministers' Conference!

Bremerhaven, a city by the sea, is currently in the national spotlight. Last week, the 2025 Interior Ministers Conference caused a lot of activity in the Atlantic Hotel Sail City. From June 11th to 13th, representatives of the federal and state interior ministers met to discuss important internal security issues. The discussions about various security challenges that concerned the ministers were particularly exciting, in particular the effects of Putin's war of aggression on Ukraine, which continues to cause losses in the security situation.

Bremerhaven received very special attention due to the intensive police presence during the conference. The forces already on site were joined by support units from Bavaria, Bremen, Lower Saxony, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Berlin, Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. The security forces did a good job attending numerous meetings and carrying out small-scale operations, including the search for a missing person. But don't worry - from a police perspective, the conference was peaceful and trouble-free, as the police emphasized in a press conference.

Security measures and policing

What was particularly noticeable was the large use of police dogs, which not only contributed to the security of the conference, but also examined journalists' equipment. “There's something going on” doesn't seem like just a cliché here, because the security forces around the hotel ensured that everything ran smoothly. At the end of the conference, operational measures were quickly scaled back and police controls around the Atlantic Hotel Sail City, which served as the conference venue, were lifted. This meant that access to the upper parking deck and the parking lot below the Zoo by the Sea was reopened.

Overall, the Bremerhaven fire department and the Technical Relief Agency were also active during the conference and supported the police in various areas. It turned out that the conference was important not only for political discussions, but also for the cohesion of security forces across the country. A good network and quick reactions are essential in times like these.

Conference topics

Numerous other topics that are relevant to security in Germany were also discussed at the Interior Ministers' Conference. Everything was included, from the fight against drug-related crime to the introduction of a modular prevention app for the police and the fight against hate crime in social networks. The ministers developed recommendations for action that are essential due to the current situation in society. A particularly urgent series of topics included dealing with increasing anti-Semitic incitement and combating extremist tendencies.

The Bremerhaven police prepared for increased public interest. Anyone interested can answer questions about security and the situation in the city directly via the Bremerhaven Police contact information, by phone on 0471 953-1400 or by email presse@polizei.bremerhaven.de.

Bremerhaven not only remains an exciting place regionally, but also an important player in discussions about internal security at the national level. It remains to be seen what impulses the conference of interior ministers will bring in the long term and how the city will develop further when it comes to questions of safe and peaceful coexistence.