Advocacy
Efus works on a daily basis to strengthen the role of local and regional authorities and their elected representatives within both national and European governance, on the basis of the principles defended in our manifesto, in particular the need to coproduce security policies together with citizens and for a security based on the respect of fundamental rights.
The Security, Democracy and Cities manifesto
Efus’ manifesto is a political platform on urban security that expresses the values and principles underpinning the work of our association and its members. It is periodically updated to reflect the evolution of society, of crime trends, and of the role and needs of local and regional governments. The latest, 2025 version of the manifesto was produced in the wake of Efus’ 2024 Security, Democracy and Cities conference (Brussels). Find out more
The Security, Democracy and Cities Declaration
Adopted at the end of the 2021 Security, Democracy and Cities conference, the Declaration calls for heightened and more agile cooperation as well as adequate financial support between the local, national and European levels of governance. It also calls for the establishment of a Convention of Mayors for Security that would enable European local authorities to jointly respond to the many challenges they are facing. Find out more
The latest resolutions of Efus’ Executive Committee
- Creating a coalition of European cities and regions to face the drugs crisis (2024)
- Working towards a common culture of the security of European public spaces: training all local stakeholders (2022)
- Concrete political, legislative and financial support to tackle organised crime (2022)
> All our resolutions and positions are available here.
The URBAN intergroup at the European Parliament
Efus is an official partner of the URBAN parliamentary intergroup, which works on issues of urban development, notably with European local and regional authorities. Learn more
Partnership on the security of public spaces of the Urban Agenda for the European Union
Efus coordinated this partnership (2019-2021) together with the cities of Nice (France) and Madrid (Spain). It brought together local and regional authorities, Member States and European institutions. The objective was to work jointly to strengthen the role of cities in European security policies, to share knowledge and good practices, and to advocate at the European level for legislative reform and new funding frameworks. Learn more
