On the 13th of December the European Commission is proposing new rules to strengthen the use of Advance Passenger Information (API) data. This proposal is one of the key actions identified in the EU Security Union Strategy. The EU continues its progress in strengthening its overall security architecture, which aims to enhance EU citizens' protection, as shown also in the Fifth Security Union Progress Report. The report highlights three years of solid progress in implementing the Security Union Strategy. It shows that significant steps have been made in strengthening the protection of critical infrastructures from physical, cyber and hybrid attacks, in fighting terrorism and radicalisation, as well as in the fight against organised crime.
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A new dedicated website on the JRC Tools and Data to Counter Terrorism has just been released. Visit the site to learn more about blast and vehicle ramming tools and Europlexus (the simulation software dedicated to the analysis of fast transient phenomena). This site is managed by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre.
The Security by Design book is published! The handbook introduces the innovative concept of security by design by promoting together with the protection aspect also a practical implementation in the design and redesign of public spaces. It was drafted by a broad range of experts in the security field coming from the European Commission and the academia. This book aims at addressing the practical concerns of integrating security measures for project teams, security operators, urban planners and anyone involved in public space projects.
This report contains recommendations for prevention of crime and dangerous polarisation processes at the local level. Both phenomena threaten social cohesion and, conversely, can be alleviated by strengthening it.
International and interdisciplinary the Security, Democracy and Cities 2021 conference is organised by the European Forum for Urban Security in Nice. Unique in its field, this event is geared towards all those involved in urban security: elected officials, civil servants, national administration, magistrates, law enforcement agencies, social workers, researchers, and representatives of the private sector and civil society.
International and interdisciplinary conference organised by the European Forum for Urban Security (Efus) in Nice, France.
Register for specialized sessions on a broad spectrum of topics. The morning sessions will focus on introducing the concepts, while the afternoon sessions will look into practical case studies, hands-on exercises and in-depth discussions.
How can we better protect public spaces in Europe - without restricting fundamental rights and freedoms? What innovative solutions or concepts exist in other EU countries? This handbook is the result of the ISF-funded SafeCi project and presents 25 examples of good practice from different European cities.
PRoTECT project final event on the Protection of Public Spaces. 14, 15 and 16 June 2021, three online sessions from 2-4pm CET.
The project PACTESUR (Protecting Allied Cities against TErrorism by Securing Urban aReas), led by the City of Nice, France was launched in January 2019. It is funded by the Internal Security Fund-Police of the European Commission. Prepared by the European Forum for Urban Security (EFUS), the initial review of the project summarizes what has been achieved so far and the upcoming activities to be undertaken by the project.
The Security in Public Spaces Partnership of the Urban Agenda held its 7th Partnership Meeting online on 27-28 January 2021. The focus of the meeting was on the implementation of Actions, a process which has now started. The implementation phase follows the Partnership publication of its Action Plan.
In the framework of the Urban Agenda for the European Union (EU) and in pursuit of the objectives set out in its Action Plan, the Security in Public Spaces Partnership is inviting you to contribute to three surveys: - tools and data used by local authorities - innovative technologies - urban planning and design
The project aims to strengthen the capabilities of local and regional authorities in ensuring the security of public spaces and the protection of soft targets (for example, sport venues, shopping malls, schools or transport systems) against potential risks.
The EU law enforcement fora have been very active in the last quarter of 2020. The EU Law Enforcement Practitioners Forum, the chairs of European law enforcement networks supported by the Commission as well as RAILPOL have been hard at work. Find out about recent developments here.
The H2020 project ENTRAP was successfully completed. Its objective was to support practitioners who protect society from, and respond to, incidents involving improvised-explosive-devices threats by delivering combined operational research methods for the identification and assessment of emerging and future counter-measures. The work has resulted in a number of deliverable available for use by practitioners.
The Urban Agenda Partnership on Security in Public Spaces has published an Action Plan which puts forward concrete and realistic proposals that will be useful to local and regional authorities, easily understandable by citizens, that address current challenges and will bring about the European added value.