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February 2026 - In this issue of Efus' monthly newsletter: |
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- Afraid of AI?
- Live from Odesa, Ukraine
- Local responses to drugs
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- European internal security
- Local policing in Europe
- Upcoming events
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Afraid of artificial intelligence? The key is to keep humans in the loop |
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What cities large and small can do to prepare for the AI revolution in urban security |
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Cities across Europe are grappling with this exponentially-evolving technology that fuels as much anxiety as hope. We've looked at how three Efus member cities are adapting: Amsterdam, Barcelona and Strasbourg. They share an approach based on the respect of privacy and fundamental rights that can inspire other local authorities.
Photo ©iStock - Alvarez |
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This region has the immense challenge of managing daily urban security in time of war. How do they do it? |
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On 5 March, we will have the exceptional opportunity of a live (online) conversation with officials from the region of Odesa, with whom Efus recently signed a cooperation agreement. Join us! |
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How to respond to the drug crisis at city level? |
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Dozens of European municipal officials and local actors to convene at conference on local responses to drug-related issues |
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Join us on 17 June in Brussels for the Cities & drugs: towards local governance balancing security, health & social cohesion conference. We're organising this event in partnership with |
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Do you work with/around young people involved in drug supply? We'd like to hear from you |
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Would you please take our short survey on the drug-related issues you may be facing in the territory where you work either as local government or practitioner? It will help us design practical, needs-based training activities, which will be made freely available to cities and local professionals working with young people involved in drug supply. We're doing this as part of the CAPABLE project.
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Efus calls to formally recognise the role of local and regional authorities in the EU's internal security |
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The European Union' new internal security strategy, ProtectEU, seeks to address “increasing security and hybrid threats like terrorism, organised crime, cybercrime, and attacks on critical infrastructure.” In
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a resolution, Efus welcomes this ambition, but calls for more recognition of the role of local and regional authorities in crime prevention, and for formally integrating them in the governance of ProtectEU. Photo: the European Commission's headquarters in Brussels ©iStock - olrat |
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Close to citizens: local police in European cities |
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In our latest podcast, we look at local policing across Europe and why direct exchanges among forces matter, with testimonies from the cities of Brussels (Belgium) and Nice (France). (In French only)
Photo © iStock - Francesco Cantone
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Save the dates 5 March, online, 10:30-11:30 CET, webinar with representatives of the Odesa region in Ukraine on daily safety in time of war
>> registration here 12 March, online, 16:00-17:30 CET, joint webinar Efus-Peace in Our Cities (PiOC) on masculinities, gender and the prevention of urban violence >> registration here 12 March to 9 April, Italy, AI for Cities training programme for Italian cities 14 April, Brussels (Belgium), training session From risk to resilience: Local crime prevention strategies for safer public spaces, PARTESS-COM project >> registration here 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 20 May, Brussels (Belgium), training session Protecting what matters: Assessing and reducing the vulnerabilities
of places of worship, PARTESS-COM project >> registration here 10 June, Brussels (Belgium), training session Communicating under pressure before, during and after a crisis, PARTESS-COM project >> registration here 17 June, Brussels (Belgium), conference Cities & drugs: Towards local governance balancing security, health & social cohesion
>> registration here - 18 June, Brussels (Belgium), Efus General Assembly (members only) >> registration here
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Join the conversation on our Safer Together group |
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We created Safer Together as a space where our members and anyone interested in urban security and crime prevention can freely exchange about a whole range of topics. This month: mental health, toxic masculinity, and how teenagers perceive urban security. |
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