Given the Power outage in Berlin has the German Red Cross (DRK) complains about a lack of federal investment in civil protection. “Civil and disaster protection is a central component of social resilience and part of the state’s public services,” said DRK President Hermann Gröhe Editorial Network Germany (RND). Just looking at the military is not enough.
“These days it is becoming clear how important alternative options and sufficient stocks of materials are to deal with such situations,” he said. For example, at least ten mobile care modules would be needed across Germany, each of which could provide care for 5,000 people in long-term crisis situations. However, only one and a half are fully funded, and there are no funds for further modules in the current federal budget.
Andreas Gassen, head of the statutory health insurance scheme, called for better protection, particularly in view of the war in Ukraine Infrastructure. In the event that “the supply of electricity or water would be interrupted” is Germany not preparedsaid the chairman of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV). New Osnabrücker Zeitung.
“We are not even remotely prepared for an attack with thousands of victims, after which the practices would also be needed to care for the wounded,” he said. Gassen said that he considers the Bundeswehr’s medical units to be professionally and technically well positioned. However, the health system, like the entire country, cannot be described as “war-ready”.
BDI calls for protection against hybrid threats
After Power failure In Berlin, the Federation of German Industries (BDI) is also calling for changes to transparency requirements for critical infrastructures. “Transparency must not lead to opening up areas for attack or making vulnerabilities visible to potential attackers,” said BDI deputy general manager Holger Lösch. “Security-related details must neither be publicly available nor fall into the wrong hands.”
“Targeted attacks on critical infrastructures such as energy supply, logistics or communication have long been a reality,” said Lösch. Such hybrid threats affect the backbone of the economy and are a direct attack on the state’s ability to act and overall defense. Politicians have not yet responded adequately to this growing dangers.
