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New heavy-weight truck model with bulk load (type N3G) available for download

An online workshop on “Numerical simulation for hostile vehicle mitigation” will take place on Friday 25th October from 9:30 to 11:30.

On 4 June 2024, the European Commission DG HOME will convene another meeting of the EU Forum on the Protection of Public Spaces, as part of the implementation of the EU Action Plan for the Protection of Public Spaces, and of the 2020 Counter-Terrorism Agenda for the EU. The meeting brings together private operators, law enforcement, faith organizations and other relevant stakeholders to exchange information, best practices and lessons learned on the protection of public spaces from terrorist attacks within the EU.

Participate in our upcoming HVM workshop on the new ISO standard on Vehicle Security Barriers

The 19th International Symposium on Interaction of the Effects of Munitions with Structures (ISIEMS) is scheduled for December 9th-13th 2024. The venue is Gustav-Stresemann-Institut in Bonn, Germany.

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In collaboration with the Bundesbau Baden-Württemberg –Kompetenzzentrum Materielle Sicherheit, Freiburg, Germany the publication ‘Security by Design: Protection of public spaces from terrorist attacks’ is now available in a German version. Download here. In case you would like us to present it in the context of one of your events or to receive some printed copies, please contact us by mail to the functional mailbox: jrc-public-spaces@ec.europa.eu

Interested in Hostile Vehicle Mitigation, barriers and numerical simulations? Discover more. We are happy to announce that our new report on the Methodology for numerical simulations of vehicle impact on security barriers considering soil-barrier interaction has been released.

In February 2024 the JRC provided an update on its tool development during a training session for EU PSA experts. During this training session in Brussels, EU PSA experts got a first-hand update on the status of JRC tool development in support of the initiative’s activities.

Looking for innovative, sustainable protection materials that go beyond traditional steel and concrete? Check out this article

Each year, the European Commission and the RAN Victims/survivors of Terrorism Working Group organise the ceremony to mark the European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism. This day is devoted to commemorating all EU victims of terrorism worldwide and victims on EU soil. This year, the 20th edition of the European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism will take place on 11 March 2024 in Madrid in the presence of Their Majesties the King and the Queen of Spain and the Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez.

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The European Commission published the new call for proposals for € 30 million to support security and protection of public spaces.

New medium-weight truck model now available for download.

The Joint Research Centre is opening the HopLab facility to tests for academia and research organisations, industry and SMEs. A call for proposals is open until 29 February 2024.

We are happy to announce that our new Vehicle SPEed Evaluation and Dynamics Assessment (V-SPEED) tool (formerly Vehicle Ramming Tool) has been released for authorized users. Discover its features.

Discover available guidance and in-depth scientific articles for the Protection of Public Spaces in our newly created Knowledge Hub.

As incidents involving drones have become more frequent inside and outside the EU, it is necessary to address the potential threat posed by their use for illegal, irregular or even malicious purposes. Two new JRC handbooks list thought-through approaches for countering such threats.

On 18th September (14:30 – 16:30) the JRC will organize an online workshop on the “Current needs for research supporting the protection against hostile vehicle threat”. The objective of this workshop is to improve the JRC’s understanding of stakeholder needs, in particular from city and municipal authorities, so that we can tailor better our research projects. We will discuss the results of the survey we have done earlier this year and to which many of you have kindly responded. In case you are interested to participate, express your interest to the following email address JRC-PUBLIC-SPACES@ec.europa.eu.