Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Federal_Office_for_the_Protection_of_the_Constitution_(BfV)
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf domestic intelligence agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:BfV
gptkbp:annualReport Verfassungsschutzbericht
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:director gptkb:Thomas_Haldenwang
gptkbp:employs intelligence officers
civil servants
gptkbp:focusesOn espionage
Islamist extremism
cyber threats
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
right-wing extremism
left-wing extremism
gptkbp:founded 1950
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Cologne
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV)
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Federal_Republic_of_Germany
gptkbp:legalBasis Bundesverfassungsschutzgesetz (BVerfSchG)
gptkbp:logo BfV logo.svg
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Bundesamt_für_Verfassungsschutz
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:Parliamentary_Control_Panel_(PKGr)
protection against espionage
protection against terrorism
protection against extremism
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Federal_Ministry_of_the_Interior_and_Community
gptkbp:primaryUse counterintelligence
protection of the constitution
monitoring of extremist activities
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:Federal_Intelligence_Service_(BND)
gptkb:Military_Counterintelligence_Service_(MAD)
gptkbp:reportsTo gptkb:Federal_Ministry_of_the_Interior_and_Community
gptkbp:type gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:website https://www.verfassungsschutz.de/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Federal_Ministry_of_the_Interior_(Germany)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4