On the occasion of the adoption of the EU Strategy on combatting antisemitism and fostering Jewish life on 5 October 2021, the Protection of Public Spaces Newsletter interviews Katharina von Schnurbein - European Commission Coordinator on combatting antisemitism and fostering Jewish life.
The city of Nice, France has become a European pioneer in the implementation of technological solutions for the protection of its public spaces. Urban authorities have successfully adopted hi-tech protection without hampering the charm and livability of the Côte d’Azur capital city. We talk to Sébastien Viano, Director of the European Affairs and External Funding of the Metropole Nice Côte d’Azur and coordinator of the EU Urban Agenda Partnership on Security in Public Spaces.
Jörg Rock from Berlin's Senatsverwaltung für Inneres und Sport (Senate Department for the Interior and Sport) is the Head of Supervision of the Uniformed Police in Berlin and the manager of the project 'Protection of Public Spaces in Berlin'. He talks to us about the fortifications done at the Breitscheidplatz in Berlin after the truck ramming attack at the Christmas market on 19 December 2016.
