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IcARUS project: it's a wrap... but not the end |
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After four years of intense work and innovative practices, the IcARUS project partners gathered in late June for their final conference, hosted by the city of Liège. Efus and the consortium will now ensure that European cities and regions benefit from the project's results. |
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The Efus podcast Season 1 Episode 3 is out! |
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>> Tune in to our new podcast channel, which was created as part of the IcARUS project. In our latest episode, Monica Diniz (Lisbon) and Andrew Wootton (University of Salford) discuss innovation in crime prevention. Already three episodes available! |
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Interview with Corine Duitman, Director of Public Safety at the city of Rotterdam |
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With a 20-year experience in safety and security, Corine is a strong advocate of European cooperation. Her city, Rotterdam, is particularly keen to increase joined-up action among European cities "to create a united front against criminal networks." |
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It was great seeing you at the General Assembly meeting in Liège |
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We can't get enough of you! After our Security, Democracy and Cities conference in Brussels in March, we were happy to see many of our members at Efus' General Assembly meeting, hosted by the city of Liège on 25 June. As we do each year, we reviewed the activities carried out in the previous 18 months, approved the budget and outlined the main projects for 2025. In particular, Efus is a partner in two new EU-funded projects starting in September, one on community policing and the other on disaster resilience. We also renewed by a third our Executive Committee. We welcome Madrid (Spain), Strasbourg (France) and Tampere (Finland) as our newest EC members. |
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Workshop on emergency response at the port of Liège
A partner in PACTESUR 2, the city of Liège has chosen to work on drawing up a comprehensive |
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emergency and intervention plan to respond to a terrorist threat against the oil port of Liège Wandre. One of the characteristics of this port on the Meuse River is that it hosts a number of private companies that are Seveso classified, meaning they handle hazardous substances that could cause a major industrial accident. Liège's objectives through PACTESUR 2 are to better coordinate all the public and private actors that would intervene in case of a terrorist attack, to train first responders in the port's specificities and to better ensure their physical protection. |
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Improving communication between civil protection and citizens The RiskPACC partners, including Efus, met in Brussels on 2 July to exchange on the project's |
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main results, including its platform and tailored solutions to improve communication between civil protection authorities and citizens in case of natural or man-made disaster. Thanks to its participation in this three-year project led by the German Fraunhofer research institute, which concludes in August, Efus will be able to improve its offer of knowledge exchange and support to local and regional authorities in crisis management. |
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Save the dates! - 11-15 July, Liège: visit of police officers from the PACTESUR 2 project partner cities during the Les Ardentes music festival
- 12 July, Riga: workshop on the INDEED project's policy recommendations
- 11-13 September, Warsaw: INDEED project final event
- 25 September, online: first of a new series of web conferences by the EU-Polnet network on "how to improve diversity in local and regional police forces" (reserved for Efus members). Registration (free) here.
- Autumn (dates tbc): series of web conferences by the TRANSCEND project partners
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>>> Are you an Efus member? See you on Efus Network, the platform where you can follow your favourite activities and topics and exchange with other members and partners. |
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