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The European Forum
for Urban Security

The European Forum for Urban Security (Efus) is the only European network dedicated to fostering discussion, cooperation and support among local and regional authorities in the field of crime prevention and urban security. Founded in 1987, it brings together nearly 250 cities and regions from 17 countries.

Agenda

  • Webconference EU-POLNET Lessons learnt from the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics – Insights from the Paris Municipal Police: 21 October, online: Register here (For Efus members only)
  • Transcend – Evaluation Workshop – 31 October, Mechelen (Belgium)
  • PACTESUR 2 – Police Academy – 12-14 November – Madrid (Spain)
  • Efus Executive Committee Meeting – 4-5 December, Cologne (Germany)

What’s new

  • Drugs: faced with the expansion of trafficking, European local authorities draw up common responses

    Advocacy, Coalition of the willing – against drug-related violence and trafficking, Drugs, Exchanges among peers, News, Organised Crime

  • European mayors join forces in the Coalition of the willing – against  drug-related violence and trafficking

    Coalition of the willing – against drug-related violence and trafficking, Drugs, News, Organised Crime

  • When online abuse of public-facing professionals becomes real-world danger 

    News, Polarisation & Radicalisation

  • Where have all the security professionals gone? 

    European cooperation, Exchanges among peers, Mediation & security professions, News

  • Let’s not get overwhelmed by AI: the key is to keep humans in the loop

    Innovation & Technology, News

  • Community policing in Europe: building trust between local police and citizens

    European cooperation, Police & Justice

  • No European security without cities 

    Advocacy, Manifesto & Positions, News, Resolutions

  • “Getting ready for when the synthetic opioids wave hits Germany”

    Coalition of the willing – against drug-related violence and trafficking, Drugs, News, Public Spaces

  • Building expertise to locally tackle drug-related issues: a new Efus-led European project

    Coalition of the willing – against drug-related violence and trafficking, Drugs, European cooperation, News

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