Every year, some police officers in NRW are lucky enough to be deployed to European vacation regions that are particularly popular with Germans. With their deployment, they help both the local police and holidaymakers in difficult emergency situations. This is made possible by the "Prüm Treaty", an agreement between a total of eleven EU member states to intensify cross-border police cooperation.

Language proficient police officers working on patrol duty in NRW can apply for deployment abroad every year. They are then seconded to the respective country and deployed on patrol duty there. Read our colleagues' reports to find out what they experienced during their deployment abroad.