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Keeping crowds safe over the holiday season |
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The Cologne Christmas market, with the Cathedral in the back. Photo: © iStock - justhavealook |
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Drawing big crowds in open public spaces, Christmas markets pose a tricky security challenge for local authorities. The same goes for New Year's Eve and other holiday season festivities.
How to ensure people are safe and free to roam without generating anxiety through heavy policing or surveillance? Many of our member local and regional authorities are busy doing just that this month, working in partnership with local and national police forces, emergency services, civil society and private partners such as transport companies, SMEs and businesses. |
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Efus calls for a coalition of European cities and regions to face the drugs crisis |
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Gathered in Cologne, Germany, on 5 December, Efus' Executive Committee adopted a resolution calling for the creation of a "coalition of 50 European cities and regions that would work together to strengthen and promote their local policies against drug-related violence and harm and demonstrate concrete results." Its main objective will be to implement and demonstrate 50 local strategies to prevent and combat such violence and harm. Efus will seek the support of the European Union to get this project up and running, notably the European Union Drugs Agency.
Hosted by the Mayor of Cologne, Henriette Reker (at the centre of the picture, with a dark blue blazer), the meeting was attended by Efus President and Mayor of Liège, Willy Demeyer (fourth from the left), Efus Executive Director, Elizabeth Johnston (third from the left), as well as representatives from Efus' Vice-President cities and regions and Executive Committee members. |
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Preventing young people from joining organised crime: an interview with the city of Tilburg, Netherlands |
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Like many other European cities, Tilburg is grappling with the consequences of drug trafficking on the social fabric. As part of its comprehensive crime prevention strategy, it is running a scheme, titled Breaking the Cycle, aimed at preventing young people from |
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joining organised crime. We've interviewed the three municipal officers in charge of this programme: Rik Ceulen (left on the picture), Criminologist, Huub Vissers (centre), Strategic Security Advisor, and Iris Hoedemaekers (right), Security Specialist. |
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>> Do you want to share a practice implemented by your city or local authority? Contact us! |
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>> Efus has a rich catalogue of local crime prevention practices shared by its member local authorities. Check it out! (Members only) |
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🎙️ Play it by ear: 11 podcasts episodes available! |
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Got a bit of time on your hands during the festive season? Why not tune in to our podcast channel and listen to some of the 11 episodes of our playlist? Featuring top-notch urban security professionals, they discuss a wide array of urban security topics, such as, among others, gender, extremism, technology and sports events. |
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Save the dates - 13 February, online, 14:00–15:00 CET: First of the series of web conferences by the TRANSCEND project partners. This session's theme is disaster resilient societies. (Free registration to open in early 2025).
- 24-25 February, Nice (France): PACTESUR 2 workshop on the safety continuum
- 11-12 March, Milan (Italy): Kick-off meeting of the Protect to Respect project
- 13 March, online, 14:00–15:00 CET: TRANSCEND web conference on cyber-security
- 10 April, online, 14:00–15:00 CET: TRANSCEND web conference on combating crime and terrorism
- 12 June, online,14:00–15:00 CET: TRANSCEND web conference on managing borders
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>>> Are you a member of the European Forum for Urban Security? See you on Efus Network, where you can follow your favourite activities and topics and exchange with members and partners. |
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