Berlin, November 14th, 2026 (The Berlin Spectator) – The Berlin Police Department (BPD) will be confronted with big challenges yet again on Thursday and Friday. A Ukraine conference, an economic forum for Ukraine and a big protest will create a situation the BPD will not be able to cope with on its own. That is why hundreds of police officers from other federal states will be coming to Berlin.
A planned large-scale police operation will begin on Wednesday, when the first heads of government from abroad are scheduled to arrive in Berlin. They will be staying at several hotels which all need to be guarded. The guests will also need police escorts. Some need more protection than others.
According to the German Police Union (GdP), a total of 3,000 police officers, on top of the usual number, will be on duty in Berlin on Thursday, when the Ukraine conference takes place, and on Friday. This is when heads of government are scheduled to take part in the economic forum for Ukraine.
On top of it all, the organization “GenZ regelt” announced a big protest for Friday afternoon. The participants will need to be protected. Also, the police will have to stop any violence by radical left-wingers who are expected to be part of the demonstration, meaning the city and its inhabitants might have to be protected against them.
Because of all of these events and due to the fact that the highest threat level applies to some conference guests, the Federal Police will also be involved. Thursday and Friday will be security nightmares in Berlin in the sense that the police will be extremely busy.
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