Ministry of the Interior, Education and the Environment

Ministry of the Interior, Education and the Environment
Headquarters	Vaduz
Headmistress	Dominique Hasler ( VU ), Member of the Government
Offices	Interior Office for Civil Protection Immigration and Passport Office National Police Registry office education Office for Vocational Education and Training Education Office environment Office for the Environment
Website	www.regierung.li

The Ministry of the Interior, Education and the Environment is one of the five ministries of the Liechtenstein State Administration (LLV). It summarizes the areas of responsibility that are carried out in other countries by the Ministry of the Interior , the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of the Environment . Dominique Hasler has been the head of government since March 30, 2017 .

Ministry of the Interior, Education and the Environment

Internal Office forCivil Protection, Immigration and Passport Office, State Police, CivilRegistryOffice

Education Office for vocational training and vocational advice school office

Environment Office for the Environment

Interior

The Ministry of the Interior is responsible for the security and rescue services , the Civil Protection , for civil rights and political rights of the people , the Civil Status and immigration law. He is also responsible for supervising the communities .

The Office for Civil Protection (ABS), which has existed since 2007, is responsible for training fire brigades and civil protection. In civil defense, in contrast to Switzerland, there is no compulsory service. The office creates nationwide hazard maps and, in conjunction with the Swiss Federal Office for National Economic Supply, organizes the supply of the population in emergency situations.

The Immigration and Passport Office (APA) issues passports , identity cards , and permits for foreigners and cross-border commuters .

The state police is divided into the three departments of security and traffic police, criminal police and the command services. The state police employ over 80 police officers. The National Police has been an associated member of the Eastern Switzerland Police Concordat since 2003 .
→ Main article: National Police (Liechtenstein)

The civil registry office (ZSA) carries out marriages and notarizes births , partnerships and deaths of Liechtenstein citizens at home and abroad. Until 1973, the registry office districts led by local pastors were responsible for civil status.

education

The Office for Vocational Education and Training (ABB) runs a career counseling service in Schaan with an affiliated career information center (BIZ) and supervises apprenticeship training . It approves apprenticeship contracts and issues certificates of proficiency .

The Education Authority (SA) is responsible for the planning, maintenance and further development of school operations in all public schools in Liechtenstein . In addition, it bears the responsibility for personnel for the more than 600 teachers and other school staff. In the area of kindergartens and primary schools , the education office is supported by the local community school councils, who have the right to make suggestions for the employment of kindergarten teachers. The office works with foreign bodies, e.g. B. with the Swiss Education Directors Conference (EDK), and supports the government in the supervision of Liechtenstein universities .

environment

Despite the barriers, the Rhine still represents a danger. An international development concept is intended to improve the areas of flood security, groundwater and ecology.

The Office for the Environment (AU) is responsible for all matters relating to environmental protection , agriculture as well as forest and landscape. It advises and informs the public and is involved in drawing up new environmental protection regulations. In addition to national environmental policy, involvement in international environmental and climate policy has played a greater role since the late 1990s.

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ministry of the Interior, Education and the Environment. Interior. From the website of the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein, accessed on March 15, 2019
2. ^ Donat Büchel: Civil Defense. In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein . December 31, 2011 .
3. ^ Realignment of civil protection in Liechtenstein. On the website of EBP Schweiz AG, Zollikon and Zurich
4. ^ Office for Civil Protection . On the website of the State Administration of the Principality of Liechtenstein, accessed on March 15, 2019
5. ↑ Immigration and Passport Office. On the website of the state administration, accessed on March 15, 2019
6. ↑ ^{a b} Herbert Wille: Police. In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein . December 31, 2011 .
7. ↑ About us. On the website of the Liechtenstein National Police, accessed on March 15, 2019
8. ^ Civil registry office. On the website of the state administration, accessed on March 15, 2019
9. ^ Leo Büchel: civil status. In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein . December 31, 2011 .
10. ^ Office for Vocational Training and Careers Advice. On the website of the state administration, accessed on March 15, 2019
11. ↑ ^{a b} Schulamt. On the website of the state administration, accessed on March 15, 2019
12. ^ Community school board . On the website of the state administration, accessed on March 15, 2019
13. ^ Rupert Tiefenthaler: Rhine. In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein . December 31, 2011 .
14. ^ Office for the Environment. On the website of the state administration, accessed on March 15, 2019
15. ^ Bernd Marquardt: Environment. In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein . December 31, 2011 .