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How to respond to young people's exposure to illicit drug use and markets? |
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We've just launched a new EU-funded project to train and mobilise local actors |
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Cities and towns across Europe are impacted by illicit drug markets, which affect public health, urban security and social cohesion. Young people are particularly vulnerable as they are exposed to drug use and the realities of local drug markets.
Through its new EU-funded CAPABLE project, Efus brings together municipal staff, researchers and local practitioners. The objective is to strengthen local capacities and equip frontline actors with the skills to better address youth involvement in drug use and supply through a coordinated and integrated approach. Photo right: the CAPABLE partners and the Efus team at the project kick-off meeting in Paris, January 2026 |
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“We are working to ensure local actors are ready for when the synthetic opioid wave hits Germany” |
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Interview with Ana Rau, Managing Director of the German Forum for Urban Security (DEFUS) |
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We've had a wide-ranging conversation on the challenges posed by drugs and trafficking to German cities. Among their priorities: preventing a wave of synthetic opioids and defusing tensions linked to open drug scenes. |
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Coalition of the willing against drug-related violence and trafficking |
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Showing that European cities are committed to strengthening and promoting local policies to counter drug-related violence and harm |
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We've set up this Coalition to show that European cities are acting on the ground to prevent drug- and trafficking-related violence and har. Our ambition is to inspire, exchange know-how and practices, lobby national |
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and international institutions on the importance of prevention and harm reduction, and demonstrate that even though the complexity of the situation can be daunting, pragmatic and coordinated actions can make a real difference. Join us! |
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LIMIT'S: preventing young people from being recruited into trafficking (Lille, Loos, Sarcelles - France) |
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This scheme establishes a partnership among local organisations in the north of France to prevent young locals from being recruited into drug trafficking.
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>> Do you have a practice to share with other Efus members? Contact us |
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Efus joins the EU-funded Synergies project on disaster preparedness |
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Synergies seeks to improve preparedness to disasters among first and second responders, citizens, civil society organisations, research and education organisations, |
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public authorities and businesses. Photo: meeting of the Synergies partners in Rome (Italy), January 2026 |
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Two new podcast episodes soon available: stay tuned! |
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🎙️ We're finalising two new episodes (#19 and #20): one on cooperation between local police forces in Europe, notably through the EU-POLNET network, and the other on mental health. Soon to be available on our podcast channel here! |
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Save the dates 15 January to 12 February 2026, Germany, AI for Cities training programme for German cities 18-19 February, Gelsenkirchen (Germany), workshop of the DARE project on cross-border crisis management 12 March, online, joint conference Efus-Peace in Our Cities (PiOC) on violence linked to ideas of masculinity March (dates tbc), Italy, AI for Cities training programme for Italian cities March (date tbc), Brussels (Belgium), mid-term review, SPARROW project on crisis management 14 April, Brussels (Belgium), training session on local approaches to public space security, PARTESS-COM project on the protection of places of worship 15-16 April, Paris (France), coordination meeting, Respect to Protect project on mental health 23-24 April, Marseille (France), field visit to the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, SafeSkills project on the recruitment, retention and training of security professionals
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Join our Safer Together group on LinkedIn |
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We created Safer Together as a space where anyone interested in urban security and crime prevention can freely exchange and debate. One of the key themes currently debated on Safer Together is mental health, and how it affects our private, social and public life. Check it out! |
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