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French MP Roger Vicot, former president of the French Forum for Urban Security, calls for “a true community police”, La Gazette des Communes, September 2024. Access reserved for members

The Efus Executive Committee warns against authoritarianism before the 2024 European elections, Le Monde, March 2024. Access reserved for members

Drug trafficking as a primary focus of the 2024 Security, Democracy and Cities Efus conference, Localtis, March 2024. Access reserved for members

Elected officials and European stakeholders stress the importance of prevention for security at the 2024 Security, Democracy and Cities Efus conference, La Gazette des Communes, March 2024. Access reserved for members

European cities and regions gathered in Brussels for the 2024 Security, Democracy and Cities Efus conference, BX1, March 2024. Access reserved for members

Rotterdam Mayor and Efus Vice-President Ahmed Aboutaleb stresses the crucial importance of fighting international drug trafficking, L’Echo, March 2024. Access reserved for members

Rotterdam Mayor and Efus Vice-President Ahmed Aboutaleb on his security policies, on the occasion of the Security, Democracy and Cities 2024 conference organised by Efus in Brussels, Algameen Dagblad, March 2024. Access reserved for members (in Dutch)

Elizabeth Johnston tells Amsterdam’s International monitor of urban approaches dealing with COVID-19 about Efus’ work during the Coronavirus pandemic, Gemeente Amsterdam, July 2020. Access reserved for members

Feature on Efus’ project SOLIDIFY exploring supervised drug consumption rooms, Stanford Social Innovation Review, March 2019. Access reserved for members

Report on the Cutting Crime Impact project on reducing the impact of petty crime, Préventique, September 2019. Access reserved for members

Report on the Augsburg Heroes project against patriarcal honour culture, presented at an Efus conference, Maires de France, September 2019. Access reserved for members

Article on the PACTESUR project on the protection of public spaces, Préventique, July 2019. Access reserved for members

Interview with Efus’ Executive Director, Elizabeth Johnston, June 2019, Maires de France. Access reserved for members

Interview with Efus President and Mayor of Liège, Willy Deymeyer, on the SOLIDIFY project, the International Journal of Addiction: Research and Practice, March 2019. Access reserved for members

Yves Van de Vloet, expert at Efus, emphasises the importance of cross-border cooperation in an article on Franco-Belgian crisis management projects, Préventique, September 2018. Access reserved for members

Article on the SOLIDIFY project on supervised drug consumption rooms, with a particular focus on the city of Essen, WAZ, February 2018. (In German) Access reserved for members

Efus Executive Director Elizabeth Johnston highlights the importance of urban nighttime policy for European cities, Cities and Lighting, July 2018. Access reserved for members

Focus on crime prevention at Efus Security, Democracy and Cities 2017 conference, in Barcelona, Forum Kriminalprävention, March 2017. Access reserved for members (in German)

Efus’ policy recommendations are mentioned in this article which examines French cities’ approach on nightlife, Le Courrier des Maires, November 2015. Access reserved for members

A feature on the Efus conference in the wake of the 2015 Paris attacks, mentioning Efus’ activities to combat radicalisation, Jyllands-Posten, November 2015. Access reserved for members (in Danish)

Elizabeth Johnston, Efus Executive Director, on the role of security in tourism, Les cahiers du tourisme, October 2015. Access reserved for members

The Efus-led Local institutions against extremism (LIAISE) project is featured as a tool to fight against radicalisation, Le Courriel des Maires, October 2015. Access reserved for members

American political theorist Benjamin Barber mentions Efus among international networks which allow mayors to collaborate, Socialter, August 2015. Access reserved for members

A feature on Efus’ project to reward initatives promoting social integration through sport, La Gazette des Communes, July 2015. Access reserved for members

Article by Efus Executive Director, Elizabeth Johnston, on cities’ key role in forming security policy, Cities Today, July 2015. Access reserved for members

Guilherme Pinto, President of Efus and Mayor of Matosinhos, emphasises the important roles that cities and citizens play in developing security policy, Publico, April 2015. Access reserved for members (in Portuguese)

Interview with Efus Executive Director, Elizabeth Johnston, on local strategies to tackle radicalisation, AEF, December 2014. Access reserved for members

This interview with the president of the Italian Forum for Urban security mentions Efus’ role in responding to the interdependence of global and local security policy, Liberta, November 2014. Access reserved for members (in Italian).

Efus promotes increasing citizen participation in urban security policies, AEF, December 2013. Access reserved for members.
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