Are you working on a project in migration? The European Commission has published six calls for funding of projects in the areas of asylum, migration and integration. The call is open for applications until 16 May.
On Tuesday 29 November, DG HOME, together with DG RTD and REA, organised a CERIS workshop, which brought together almost 140 participants, including practitioners, policy makers and researchers.
On the 1st of December, the European Commission organized a CERIS for Strengthened Security Research and Innovation (SSRI) event in Brussels, on Innovation Uptake of the outcomes of EU-Funded Security Research projects.
On 15 November 2022, the European Commission held a CERIS event in Brussels in which participants discussed how to develop an EU-wide critical secure communication system for law enforcement, emergency and rescue services.
On 5 October 2022, DG HOME awarded the Security Innovation Award 2022. This award highlights the importance of EU-funded research in the field of Civil Security, and rewards great examples of Security Research Uptake.
To show the importance of security research, DG HOME and DG RTD created a factsheet on the impact of security research as well as some of the future challenges and current issues, such as market uptake of research outcomes.
DG HOME is happy to announce the 2022 Security Innovation Award results, which will be presented in Brussels on the 5th of October 2022. This award highlights the importance of EU-funded research in the field of Civil Security, and rewards great examples of Security Research Uptake. DG HOME is very pleased to present the winner of the award, but also of thematic awards, in recognition of the excellency of the work conducted in each of the projects.
The security market in the EU remains largely under-studied and fragmented across geographies, security areas and industries. The objective of the EU Security Market study is to provide a sound overview of the situation of the civil security market in the EU and generate the necessary data allowing for a better analysis of its dynamics, including trends regarding its evolution.
A new handbook by the Joint Research Centre brings together scientists, experts and academia for a book that dives deep into how open public spaces can be planned and built in a more secure way, through security by design.
New rules that strengthen the use of Advance Passenger Information (API) data, a key action under the EU Security Union Strategy, and an Action Plan in trafficking cultural goods are proposed by the European Commission.
Measures to support Western Balkan partners, and action in the EU aim to strengthen cooperation on migration and border management with partners.
Since March 2022, DG HOME has coordinated the Solidarity Platform, which brings together EU countries, international partners, and EU agencies to ensure the implementation of the Temporary Protection Directive. The EU Migration Preparedness and Crisis Blueprint collects important information, such as the arrivals of refugees, to guide migration management response.
Croatia is set to be part of the Schengen Area from 1 January, 2023. From that date checks on persons at internal land and sea borders between Croatia and the other countries in the Schengen area will be lifted.
The year is swiftly coming to a close but we still have quite a bit of news to send you so read below updates on the historic enlargement of the Schengen Area, Croatia will join in January 2023! On security policy which sees active protection of cultural goods from being smuggled; Advances on the Western Balkan route with our Action plan, and much more.
A High-Level Forum to promote closer cooperation with partner countries and organisations to expand safe and legal avenues for those people in need of protection was held with international partners, the EU, Canada, UK and the US.
On 7 December, Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson hosted the 8th Ministerial Meeting of the EU Internet Forum. The event addressed the challenges posed by the presence of malicious content and behaviour online, in particular child sexual abuse and terrorist and violent extremist content.
New requirements for travel to Europe will come into operation by the end of 2023. All relevant information is on the dedicated website.
The JHA Council took place on 13 December
The Expert Group consists of four sub-groups related to the thematic areas of security research. The subgroups meet several times a year. The Expert Group meets in plenary once a year to analyse and consolidate the results of the discussions in the sub-groups and to outline the future direction of their work in the CERIS annual report.
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