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Call to all! Join the Coalition of the willing against drug violence |
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At a time when many local elected officials feel overwhelmed by the impact of drug violence and trafficking, we believe that local and regional authorities can and do play a |
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crucial role in preventing harm. This is why we have set up a Coalition of the willing gathering local and regional authorities, non-profit organisations, universities and other partners across Europe. Our aim is to join forces to demonstrate the potential of local solutions and to find, through collective action, tools to strengthen prevention. >> A proactive and pragmatic coalition of European cities and regions to strengthen, share and promote promising initiatives. >> Join us! |
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Interview with the Liège crime prevention team |
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The Belgian city of Liège has been a member of Efus for over 30 years and is currently our President city. Over the years, we have collaborated with the City Council on many EU-funded crime prevention projects, notably on preventing radicalisation leading to violence and on preventing violence in football and sports. We've had a chat with Manuel Comeron, Head of Crime Prevention, and Salomon Atkan, Coordinator of Fan Coaching, which provides social work linked to the activities of the Liège Standard football club👇 |
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The use of knives among young people: How to locally prevent it? How to respond? |
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Across Europe, local authorities are dealing with the increased use of knives and other bladed weapons among young people. What are the causes and dynamics of this phenomenon? How to prevent it? How to |
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In practice: Artemis, a fake women's magazine to prevent gender violence |
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The Dénia (Spain) local police created a fake women's magazine containing useful information for victims of gender abuse, which was distributed in shops around town.
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>> Do you have a practice you would like to share with other Efus members? Contact us |
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🎙️ We are preparing a podcast on mental health: do you wish to contribute? |
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Because mental health is a growing matter of concern for local authorities across Europe, we are currently preparing a podcast on this issue as part of the Respect to Protect European project. >> Would you like to share your experience, practices or concerns? See you on our Safer Together LinkedIn Group. |
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Save the dates - 12-13 November, Lisbon (Portugal): coordination meeting of the KOBAN project on community policing
- 26-27 November, Vienna (Austria), General Assembly, SPARROW project on crisis management
- 1-3 December, Sheffield (United Kingdom), kick-off meeting of the new OSPREY project on the protection of public-facing representatives and security professionals
- 9 December, online, web conference on the AI for Cities project
>> registration (free of charge) here - 15 January 2026 to 12 February 2026, AI for Cities training programme for German cities
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Join our Safer Together group on LinkedIn! A space for practitioners, experts, academics, students, or anyone interested in urban security and crime prevention. |
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