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Cyber attack - Topic: BLE

On March 07th, 2024, the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) suffered a ransomware attack on an externally operated IT system of the fisheries sector. Read more: Cyber attack …

Background (refer to: Cyber attack)

"Take part. Take action" – The BLE at the Civil Protection Day in Potsdam - Topic: BLE

On 24 June the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community, the state of Brandenburg (Ministry of the Interior and for Municipal Affairs), and the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) jointly organized the Civil Protection Day in Potsdam for the first time. Read more: "Take part. Take action" – The BLE at the Civil Protection Day in Potsdam …

Gruppenfoto in Potsdam (refer to: "Take part. Take action" – The BLE at the Civil Protection Day in Potsdam)

International Meeting on Quality Control of Fruit and Vegetables: focusing on climate change and online trade - Topic: Quality Control

Around two hundred participants from twenty-three countries accepted the invitation of the BLE and the Working Group on Official Quality Control to the "34th International Meeting on Quality Control of Fruit and Vegetables (IAT)" in Bonn, this year. Major topical issues were the challenges of climate change for the fruit and vegetable sector and online trade with fresh fruit and vegetables. As a partner of the IAT, the OECD also provided the audience of experts with broad insights into its work programme. Read more: International Meeting on Quality Control of Fruit and Vegetables: focusing on climate change and online trade …

Vortragssituation (refer to: International Meeting on Quality Control of Fruit and Vegetables: focusing on climate change and online trade)