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• 14.09.2022
Organised crime and urban violence: European and United States’ perspectives | | • 09.06.2022
How can digital tools make cities safer and enhance social cohesion?
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Social interventions to prevent crime and support victims | | • 16.06.2022
Combatting modern slavery and trafficking in human beings: an ongoing struggle | | | |
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“Exchanging with European local authorities is the best way for us to benefit from our EU membership” – Interview with the Mayor of Gyöngyös, Hungary
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Situated 80 km east of Budapest (Hungary) and with a population of about 30,000, Gyöngyös is Efus’ newest member. We met with Mayor György Hiesz.
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The IcARUS mid-term conference is opening in Riga, Latvia, on 12 May!
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The IcARUS project, which seeks to thoroughly re-examine the tools and methods available to local security actors, is organising a mid-term conference on 12-13 May to take stock of the work carried out in the past two years and look ahead at the next two years. Efus, which designed and leads this ambitious project, invites all interested members to take part in this event that will be held immediately after the General Assembly meeting, in Riga (Latvia). | Read the article
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A seminar for the City of Piraeus on the strategic approach to urban security
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Efus organised on 21 March an online seminar for the members of the Local Council for Crime Prevention (LCCP) of the City of Piraeus (Greece) in order to present the main elements of the strategic approach to urban security. Piraeus established the LCCP as part of the BeSecure-FeelSecure European project, which it leads.
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Three questions to Ivan Cecchini, member of the board of the Observatory on Organised Crime, Rimini, Italy
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The province of Rimini established in 2013 an Observatory on Organised Crime and for the Promotion of a Culture of Legality. We met with one of its directors, Ivan Cecchi, from the Municipality of Bellaria Igea Marina. (See also the practice sheet below).
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Efus at the European Crime Prevention Network's biennial conference | |
Efus took part in the biennial conference of the European Crime Prevention Network, on 28-29 April in Brussels (Belgium), whose theme was the partnership approach to crime prevention. Efus intervened in a panel on cross-border cooperation and on the exchange of information at the local, regional and European level. | More information
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Efus incorporates WICI, the Women in Cities Initiative | |
We are pleased to announce that the Women in Cities Initiative (WICI) has been incorporated into Efus, reflecting our commitment to adopting a feminist, gender-based perspective throughout our work and activities. The incorporation of our two networks will create opportunities for new partnerships and specialist interventions in cities in Europe and beyond. | | | |
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Polarisation and depolarisation at the local level - a concept note by Markus Pausch, Professor, Salzburg University of Applied Sciences | | | |
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Countering organised crime in European ports by strengthening public-private partnerships: the experience of Rotterdam Read the article | | | |
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SENTRY-SPORT visits facilities fostering social inclusion and non-discrimination through sport. | | | |
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Observatory on Organised Crime and for the Promotion of a Culture of Legality
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A tourism hotspot, the province of Rimini is also a magnet for organised crime. In order to better understand, prevent and counter this phenomenon, it established in 2013 an Observatory on Organised Crime and for the Promotion of a Culture of Legality, with the support of the Emilia Romagna Region. (Read also the interview with Ivan Cecchi above) | 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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Third episode: In the third podcast, Christina Karafylli from KEMEA, the Hellenic Center for Security Studies answers the following questions: What should a crisis communication team look like? How should a crisis communication team prepare for a crisis? What are the key elements of communication during and after a crisis? How to make sure the communication is consistent, relies on verified facts, and is coordinated? - Listen to the third episode | |
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