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Change in Leadership at DSN: Omar Haijawi-Pirchner Steps Down Early
The Directorate for State Protection and Intelligence (DSN), Austria's leading constitutional protection authority, is facing a significant change in leadership. As the DSN announced in a press release, Director Omar Haijawi-Pirchner will step down from his position at the end of 2025 at his own request. The decision comes eleven months before the end of his term of office and is justified on “personal grounds.”
September 21, 2025
Austria's State Security: Increasing Threat of Terrorism in Europe Since the Hamas Attack
In the last twelve months, the threat of planned terrorist attacks in Europe has increased significantly. The Directorate of State Security and Intelligence (DSN) reported a fivefold increase in the number of detected attack plans since 7 October 2023, when the Islamist terrorist organization Hamas launched a large-scale attack on Israel. This development underlines the increasing security threat in Europe, particularly concerning geopolitical tensions.
October 23, 2024
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