Despite being one of Austria's most powerful institutions, the Federal Agency for State Protection and Counterterrorism (abbreviated BVT in German) does not enjoy a good reputation. Numerous past incidents have branded the BVT and damaged its international standing. Among foreign intelligence…

State Protection Act , Surveillance Package

The Federal Agency for State Protection and Counterterrorism (abbreviated BVT in German) is one of the most powerful institutions in Austria. Yet there is hardly any other organization of similar disrepute. There is no party which does not address deficiencies and the need for improvement. Foreign…

State Protection Act

Press mentions on this topic

Title Date Publication Publication details Type of publication Mentioned
04/20/2026 Salzburger Nachrichten Web yes
04/20/2026 Kleine Zeitung Web yes
04/20/2026 vienna.at Web yes
04/20/2026 vienna.at Web yes
04/20/2026 dolomitenstadt.at Web yes
04/20/2026 Logbuch:Netzpolitik Podcast yes
04/19/2026 derstandard.at Web yes
04/17/2026 heise.de Web yes
04/17/2026 iguru.gr Web yes
04/17/2026 heise.de Web yes

Recommended press stories on this topic

Title Date Publication Publication details Type of publication Mentioned
02/28/2023 Die Presse Web no
02/27/2023 reuters.com Web no
02/05/2023 profil Web no
01/11/2023 npr.org Web no
01/10/2023 EURACTIV.com Web no
12/13/2022 Golem.de Web no
12/06/2022 epochtimes.de Web no
11/21/2022 Der Standard Print no
11/08/2022 ORF Web no
10/24/2022 EURACTIV.com Web no