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• 20.04.2022
Organised crime in European city ports: how do public private partnerships work | | • 02.05-06.05.2022
Third Week of Security organised by the PACTESUR project - Liège
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Local Crime Prevention Councils: a pillar of urban security governance | register
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• 11.05.2022
Combatting modern slavery and trafficking in human beings: an ongoing struggle | register
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Efus General Assembly Meeting and IcARUS mid-term conference - Riga
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Empowering city dwellers to make cities safer: how to use digital tools?
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• 15.06.2022
Organised crime and urban violence: European and American perspectives | | • 29.09.2022
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Standing in solidarity with the people of Ukraine
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Efus stands with the Ukrainian people in the face of the invasion started by Russia on 24 February. From Vilnius to Lisbon, from Malmö to Turin, from Paris to Gdańsk, Efus’ members and their citizens are responding to war in Ukraine by setting up donation points, providing psychosocial support, repurposing schools and offering homes to host Ukrainian refugees. #StandWithUkraine
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Presenting the 'best of' video of the Security, Democracy and Cities conference
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Take a look at the short film of the conference we recently put online: just a little under four minutes reflecting the scope of the debates and the variety of participants in this meeting full of ideas, energy and innovation. It's also an occasion to read again the Security, Democracy and Cities Declaration. | Watch the video
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Efus at the European Summit of Regions and Cities
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Efus took part in the 9th European Summit of Regions and Cities organised jointly with Région Sud in Marseille (FR), on 3 and 4 March. The key themes were societal challenges, cohesion and recovery, democracy, youth engagement and, in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, solidarity.
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Efus meets with the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities and Members of the European Parliament
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As part of its continuous work of advocacy with the European institutions, Efus met with various members of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe and of the European Parliament in Strasbourg (FR), on 7-9 March.
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Public debate in Warsaw on the prevention of hate and polarisation | |
How can local authorities prevent hate speech and polarisation, and what kind of support from the EU do they need to do so? This was the theme of a public debate organised by the Union of Polish Metropolises, the City of Warsaw and Efus, on 22 February. This event was held in the framework of the Conference on the Future of Europe.
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IcARUS prepares for its mid-term conference in Riga, on 12-13 May
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Progress on the state of the art review of 35 years of local urban security policies. Inventory of the crime prevention tools and practices put in place by 21 local and regional authorities. Preparation of the project's mid-term conference in May in Riga... The IcARUS partners had a rich programme of work at their coordination meeting, on 7 February. | Read the article
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The ‘Italian approach’ to organised crime: seizing assets and investing them in social projects
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Mafiosi dread much more losing their assets than serving time in jail. Knowing this, the Italian authorities adopted in the 1990s an approach whereby they seize organised crime's assets and hand them to local authorities so they can re-invest them in social projects. | Read the article
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Efus signs a MoU with the Union of Polish Metropolises
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Efus signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Union of Polish Metropolises, which gathers the 12 largest cities of Poland. We met with its President, Tadeusz Truskolaski, Mayor of the City of Białystok, to discuss urban security and the role of local authorities in protecting the rule of law. | Watch the video | | | |
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How do audits contribute to evidence-based security policies? A web conference of the BeSecure-FeelSecure project Read the article | | | |
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PACTESUR publication series - the role of private security. The security of public spaces relies on multiple actors and professions from both the public and the private sector, which all have different professional cultures, operating modes and purposes. We examine the French jurisprudence on the role of private security in public spaces. Read the article | | | |
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Data-driven multidisciplinary approach to urban challenges
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Implementing data-driven solutions could help both local authorities and citizens to understand the evolving demands on public spaces at night. This factsheet was produced by the ToNite project. | Read the practice sheet | | | |
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A podcast series on the security of public spaces | |
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This podcast series explores the current risks and threats affecting European cities' public spaces and how to address and mitigate them. Following a short introduction, the podcast discusses: vulnerability assessment – urban planning, design and management for urban security – communication in crisis management – technologies for security in public spaces. | |
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Second episode: In the second podcast, Paul van Soomeren and Kaya-Malin Franke from DSP-groep, an independent institute for policy research and social innovation, answer questions, such as: How do you define security? Why do people feel insecure in public spaces? What is CPTED (CP-UDP?) And how can this approach reduce perceived insecurity? - Listen to the second episode | |
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