News – European Forum for Urban Security

Where have all the security professionals gone?

European regions look to boost security workforce March 2026 – Europe is experiencing an acute, systemic shortage of skilled labor in the security and safety sectors driven by rapid…

Post date 20/03/2026
Post categories In European cooperation, Exchanges among peers, Mediation & security professions, News
Tags news, safeskills

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

February 2026 – “Humanity is about to be handed almost unimaginable power, and it is deeply unclear whether our social, political, and technological systems possess the maturity to…

Post date 19/02/2026
Post categories In Innovation & Technology, News
Tags ai for cities, news, top

No European security without cities

Efus resolution on the ProtectEU Strategy and the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework(MFF) Adopted by Efus’ Executive Committee on 3 February 2026 Preamble In the face of increasing security,…

Post date 10/02/2026
Post categories In Advocacy, Manifesto & Positions, News, Resolutions
Tags news

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

Interview with Ana Rau, Managing Director of the German Forum for Urban Security (DEFUS) January 2026 – The German Forum (DEFUS) has recently launched a project to help…

Post date 26/01/2026
Post categories In Drugs, News, Public Spaces
Tags news

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

Paris, January 2026 – Efus launched this month a new EU-funded project, which it designed and will lead, whose objective is to train local stakeholders in better dealing…

Post date 23/01/2026
Post categories In Drugs, European cooperation, News
Tags CAPABLE, news

Interview with the local police of the commune of Sassari (Sardinia, Italy)

We are pleased to welcome to commune of Sassari as one of Efus’ newest members. With a population of 120,000, this town situated in the north of Sardinia…

Post date 11/12/2025
Post categories In Exchanges among peers, Members, News, Police & Justice, Public Spaces

Ending violence against women and girls in the real and digital world

November 2025 – Each year on the 25th of November, we mark the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, an issue Efus has…

Post date 24/11/2025
Post categories In Discriminatory Violence, Gender equality & Gender-based violence , News, Uncategorized
Tags news

How to better involve citizens in preventing and combating gender-based violence

Marseille, France, June 2025 – How can citizens be better involved in preventing and combating gender-based violence? Representatives from some 25 European local and regional authorities worked on…

Post date 16/07/2025
Post categories In European cooperation, Exchanges among peers, Gender equality & Gender-based violence , Innovation & Technology, News
Tags transcend

Rotterdam’s outgoing mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb: a trailblazer and an old friend

Rotterdam, Netherlands, 11 September 2024 – Representing the European Forum for Urban Security (Efus), Elizabeth Johnston, Executive Director, joined Rotterdam’s outgoing mayor, Ahmed Aboutaleb, who is stepping down after…

Post date 12/09/2024
Post categories In About Us, News, Security, Democracy & Cities Conference, Uncategorized
Tags Rotterdam