ÖBB starts workshop for extremism prevention for employees
ÖBB starts workshop for extremism prevention for employees
In a crucial step towards combating extremism in Austria, the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) have launched a information Initiative. On December 16, 2024, the first workshop took place in St. Pölten, in which 85 security personnel and customer supervisors of the ÖBB took part. Lisa Lechner, Head of the Department of Extremism Control in the Lower Austrian State Office, informed those present about the dangers of radicalization, especially through Islamist online preachers, who cleverly create modern and appealing content in order to achieve young people. The workshop illustrated the need to recognize potential warning signals that were visible to the Taylor Swift concerts in the case of the alleged assassin. This sensitization is an important part of the security strategy of the ÖBB, as
At the national level, the Federal Government, led by Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser, presented a comprehensive strategy to counter extremism. Under the title "Together for Democracy and Against Extremism", the strategy aims to strengthen democracy in Germany and to fight threats from extremist currents. The initiative includes preventive measures such as political education and democratic promotion as well as more repressive approaches to combat hate crime and disinformation. Faeser emphasized the urgency, the increasing hatred and extremist threats, both from the inside of society and from the outside. These strategic considerations are directly related to the latest developments in the radical online sermon, which affect both Austria and Germany, such as "https://www.bmi.bund.de/shahareddocs/pressemitteilungen/de/2024/strategie-gent-extremism-pm. emerges. The new measures illustrate the growing concern about the susceptibility of the Society for Extremist ideologies and the need to react quickly and effectively before potential dangers in the bud can be suffocated. The combination of preventive and repressive measures is considered a key to protecting democracy and strengthening social stability. strategy of the federal government against extremism
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