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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

SAVE THE DATE! Cities & Drugs: Towards local governance balancing security, health and social cohesion

As part of the Coalition of the Willing against Drug-Related Violence and Trafficking, we are organising the conference “Cities & Drugs: Towards Local Governance Balancing Security, Health and…

Post date 18/03/2026
Post categories In Drugs, European cooperation, Governance, Organised Crime
Tags coalition of the willing, news, top

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

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

The Koban Consortium in Lisbon (2025) February 2026 – For several years, Efus has been working with cities and in projects like Cutting Crime Impact (CCI) on the…

Post date 19/02/2026
Post categories In European cooperation, Police & Justice
Tags KOBAN, 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

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

Coalition of the willing – against drug-related violence and trafficking

Join Efus’ coalition of cities and regions committed to strengthening and promoting local policies to combat drug-related violence and harm. Learn more about this initiative launched in response to the drugs…

Post date 12/06/2025
Post categories In Drugs, European cooperation, Organised Crime, Resolutions
Tags news