German European Security Association

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German European Security Association
(GESA)
purpose Security policy
Chair: Nikolaus Breuel
Establishment date: 2007
Seat : Berlin
Website: gesa-network.de

The German European Security Association (GESA e.V.) was a non-profit association founded in 2007 with headquarters in Berlin that advocated civil security architecture.

Foundation and goals

The GESA was founded in connection with the new national and European research programs on civil security and "supports and promotes civil security architecture and research for Germany and Europe in its content and structural development to protect the democratic society and value system." "Promotion of science and research [...], especially in the field of civil security." The association pursues "a close dialogue between the various decision-makers in Germany and the EU" and aims to "formulate German interests and target them in a targeted manner." Bringing in European dialogue, informing the German side of European processes at an early stage. ”In 2009 GESA had over 80 members, some of the current members are published on the website.

The main focus of work is advising the Conference of Interior Ministers , IT security , disaster control , critical infrastructures and the transatlantic dialogue. GESA sees itself as an integrative control between state control, industry, research and users. The association organizes annual conferences in order to "enable the interdisciplinary exchange of important safety-relevant topics, to present possible solutions and to show the need for action and possibilities (short and long term)." The 11th GESA conference took place on June 18, 2013 in Berlin. Under the title “Smart Cities and Urban Security”, it dealt with scientific aspects of the secure design of the cities of tomorrow.

The association was founded on the initiative of Erika Mann , Christian Ehler and Alexander Graf Lambsdorff ; other founding members were Angelika Niebler , Alexander Radwan , Werner Langen , Norbert Glante and Roland Macht . In addition to chairman Nikolaus Breuel, the board consists of THW president Albrecht Broemme , as well as research and company representatives such as Klaus Thoma from Fraunhofer EMI and Michael von Foerster from Bosch Sicherheitssysteme . The former managing director and current general representative Christoph Stroschein was also managing director of the Potsdam- based German European Security and Safety Institute (GESI) , which was previously described as the "operative arm" of GESA . The institute was founded as an association on October 14, 2009 in the context of the Potsdam Security Forum, as its future organizer it was proposed at the time. Michael von Foerster, a board member of GESA and head of government and public relations at Bosch Sicherheitssysteme, was elected as the first chairman. The dissolution of the GESI e. V. was already decided in December 2010. According to the Potsdam District Court, the liquidation has now ended and the "Verein ist erloschen" (2015), also according to Lobbypedia .

criticism

The association was criticized by Jörg Tauss and Lars Sobiraj as a “lobbyist association” that “probably has nothing but the intention of providing the network of industry and research with funding and contracts.” Martin Ehrenhauser , non-attached member of the European Parliament , wrote In a study published in February 2013 on lobbying the security industry in the European Union : "The interdependencies between GESA and EOS and European politics are so intense that independent political decisions geared to the common good are made much more difficult." He particularly criticized the Conflicts of interest and the lack of separation between political activity and association work, since the association's postal address was given by Ehler's Bundestag office and the seat had the same address as Ehler's European office in the constituency and the office of the CDU regional association Brandenburg. In addition, the association is not registered in the EU lobby register.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Statutes of the German European Security Association e. V. (GESA) (PDF; 45 kB)  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 11, 2012@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / gesa-network.de  
  2. ↑ a b c d goals ( memento of November 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) on gesa-network.de, accessed on June 21, 2013
  3. ↑ Christoph Stroschein: Brief overview of GESA . (PDF; 1.3 MB) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 3, 2013 ; Retrieved September 11, 2012 . , Lecture at the Security Forum 2009  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences .@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / secman.meshed-media.de  
  4. ↑ Martin Ehrenhauser , Alexander Sander: GESA & EOS: Lobbyism of the security industry in the European Union. (PDF; 847 kB) February 2013, p. 12.
  5. ^ Members of GESA e. V. (PDF; 116 kB)  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. gesa-network.de@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / gesa-network.de  
  6. ↑ Christoph Stroschein: Brief overview of GESA . (PDF; 1.3 MB) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 3, 2013 ; Retrieved September 11, 2012 . Lecture at the Security Forum 2009, Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences , p. 9.
  7. ↑ Christoph Stroschein: Brief overview of GESA . (PDF; 1.3 MB) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 3, 2013 ; Retrieved September 11, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Lecture at the Security Forum 2009, Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences , p. 5. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.security-management.de
  8. ^ The German European Security Association (GESA). Overview. Insight (PDF; 124 kB)  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. gesa-network.de, p. 2.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / gesa-network.de  
  9. ↑ gesa-network.de ( Memento of the original from July 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / gesa-network.de
  10. ↑ German European Security Association (GESA) ( Memento of the original from October 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. from erikamann.com, accessed September 11, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / erikamann.com
  11. ↑ Albrecht Broemme ( Memento from September 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) on gesa-network.de, accessed on September 11, 2012
  12. ↑ gesa-network.de ( Memento from November 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) accessed on July 1, 2013.
  13. ↑ Christoph Stroschein: Brief overview of GESA . (PDF; 1.3 MB) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 3, 2013 ; Retrieved September 11, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Lecture at the Security Forum 2009, Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences , page 10. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.security-management.de
  14. ^ Organization ( memento of November 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) on gesa-network.de, accessed on June 21, 2013
  15. ↑ Partner ( memento of April 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) of the Transferstelle Sicherheit (TSSI) ( memento of April 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) of the states of Berlin and Brandenburg, accessed on September 11, 2012
  16. ↑ Christoph Stroschein: Introduction: Technology Dialogue - Solutions on Sustainable Water Management and Flood Prevention ( Memento of the original from December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.3 MB), lecture on September 20, 2012, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangkok. Retrieved June 21, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / thailand.ahk.de
  17. ↑ 'Potsdam Security Forum' discusses current security challenges . ( Memento of December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Press release of the Federal Ministry of the Interior , October 14, 2009. Retrieved September 11, 2012
  18. ^ German European Security and Safety Institute -European Institute for Security founded ( Memento of December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ). In: eurosecglobal.de, accessed on September 11, 2012
  19. ↑ Michael von Förster ( memento of November 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), on gesa-network.de, accessed on September 11, 2012
  20. ↑ lobbypedia.de
  21. ↑ Jörg Tauss , Lars Sobiraj: Die Strippenzieher: When comes together that does not belong together ( Memento of January 24, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ). In: gulli.com on October 27, 2011.
  22. ↑ Martin Ehrenhauser , Alexander Sander: GESA & EOS: Lobbyism of the Security Industry in the European Union (PDF; 847 kB), February 2013, page 3.
  23. ↑ German MEPs lobby for the security industry . In: netzpolitik.org , February 21, 2013
  24. ↑ Lobbying in the European Parliament: Caritas of the security industry . In: taz , February 22, 2013
  25. ↑ Ulla Kramar-Schmid , Michael Nikbakhsh: Safe Voices , profile , April 20, 2013
  26. ^ Criticism of EU lobbyist rules . In: orf.at , February 22, 2013