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On 13 January 2026, the GS-Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Training Base Weeze and the Training Center Retten & Helfen (TCRH). The agreement establishes a formal framework for future cooperation in the field of international security training and education.
Ensuring access to public safety services should not depend on geography. Yet in many rural and remote areas of the Republic of Moldova, limited infrastructure has long made regular police presence a challenge.
As of 1 January 2026, Volker Jacoby will assume responsibility as Project Manager for Moldova, overseeing the continued implementation of the GS-F projects. He is taking over an established project environment: in Moldova, a project involving both project management and drones is currently being implemented with the Ministry of Internal Affairs as well as a project with the national police.
On 5 December, we participated in the 3rd Demine Ukraine Forum in Kyiv, one of the most important international events dedicated to humanitarian demining in Ukraine.
Cybercrime is a global challenge that requires trusted international partnerships, technical expertise, and continuity in cooperation.

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