Overview
- The Interior Ministry confirmed Monday that it aims to invest €10 billion by 2029 in civil protection, with the cabinet set to consider the package on Wednesday.
- The draft foresees 1,000 specialist vehicles and at least 110,000 field beds, along with a building program and new funding to modernize the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW).
- A new staff unit called “Kommando zivile Verteidigung” would sit in the Interior Ministry to link civilian response with the Bundeswehr during a defense emergency.
- All public refuge spaces, such as bunkers and tunnels, would be logged in a national register and shown in the NINA warning app so people can find the nearest shelter during a crisis.
- Defense Minister Boris Pistorius backed the push, the Red Cross urged broader support for aid groups, and opposition figures questioned the strategy, while final details still depend on cabinet approval and talks with the states.