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Mental health: a silent crisis that affects urban security across Europe

July 2025 – Reflecting our member local and regional authorities’ growing concerns, we have recently included mental health as a new area of work for the European Forum…

Post date 17/07/2025
Post categories In European cooperation, Exchanges among peers, Mental Health, News
Tags news, Respect to Protect

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 news, transcend

Partnership with the LUCI network on urban lighting: new opportunities for our members

July 2025 – The European Forum for Urban Security (Efus) recently signed a partnership agreement with the LUCI network, which brings together 70 cities from around the world…

Post date 07/07/2025
Post categories In Exchanges among peers, News, Public Spaces, The city at night
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Creating close bonds with peers across Europe to better protect public spaces

June 2025 – The management and protection of public spaces is a major issue for European cities, which remain vulnerable despite technological advances and their efforts to improve…

Post date 24/06/2025
Post categories In Activities, European cooperation, Exchanges among peers, News, Public Spaces
Tags news, PACTESUR, PACTESUR2

How to strengthen local safety at a time of increasing polarisation and disinformation

April 2025 – As we have seen across Europe over the past few years, and now quite dramatically in the United States, polarisation, extremism and disinformation are weighing…

Post date 22/04/2025
Post categories In Manifesto & Positions, News, Polarisation & Radicalisation, Security, Democracy & Cities Conference
Tags BRIDGE, news

“We want to mainstream the Communities That Care approach in North Rhine-Westphalia”

April 2025 – The North Rhine-Westphalia Crime Prevention Council, which is part of the Ministry of Justice of this German Lander, joined the European Forum for Urban Security…

Post date 17/04/2025
Post categories In Exchanges among peers
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Efus’ 2025 manifesto: common principles and recommendations for local and regional authorities

Paris, France, January 2025 – The European Forum for Urban Security’s (Efus) Security, Democracy and Cities manifesto is the reference document for all the stakeholders and institutions that…

Post date 28/01/2025
Post categories In About Us, Activities, Advocacy, Exchanges among peers, Manifesto & Positions, Publications, Security, Democracy & Cities Conference, The Innovation Studio for Urban Security
Tags news

Young people’s perspectives on fighting crime and terrorism in Mechelen

January 2025 – Led by Efus, the Fighting Crime and Terrorism (FCT) pilot of the TRANSCEND project held a workshop in Mechelen (Belgium), engaging young people in shaping…

Post date 28/01/2025
Post categories In European cooperation, Innovation & Technology
Tags news, radicalisation, technology, transcend

Apply to host the Security, Democracy & Cities 2027 Conference!

Host the next Security, Democracy & Cities 2027 conference! Would you like to promote your city at international level and develop your relations with other local authorities and…

Post date 15/10/2024
Post categories In About Us, Governance
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