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European Forum for Urban Security, June 2026. In this issue: European mayors sign the Coalition of the willing - Pride Month - A practice from Tilburg (Netherlands) to help families and young people to get out of organised crime. |
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European mayors join forces in the Coalition of the willing – against drug-related violence and trafficking |
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European mayors officially signed their commitment to the Coalition during a conference organised by Efus in Brussels |
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Mayors and elected officials from European cities such as Amsterdam (Netherlands), Barcelona (Spain), Brussels (Belgium), Fort-de-France (France), Gdańsk (Poland), Liège (Belgium), Lisbon (Portugal), and Turin (Italy), as well as
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the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region (France), officially signed their commitment to the Coalition of the willing – against drug-related violence and trafficking. The coalition seeks to share inspiring practices and draw up common responses with the objective of better preventing drug- and addiction-related violence, protecting citizens, and supporting cross-cutting policies. |
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Photo from left to right: Maria Luísa Aldim, Deputy Mayor of Lisbon (Portugal), Marco Porcedda, Councillor for Law and Security, Turin City Council (Italy), Willy Demeyer, President of Efus and Mayor of Liège (Belgium), Philippe Close, Mayor of Brussels (Belgium), Paulo Maia, City Councillor for Setúbal (Portugal), Didier Laguerre, Mayor of Fort-de-France (France) |
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It's Pride Month! We remain as committed as ever to preventing and fighting discriminatory violence |
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We at Efus reaffirm our support to all minorities targeted by discriminatory violence. In our Manifesto, we recommend that strategies to prevent and fight against such violence be fully integrated in overall urban security strategies. Local and regional authorities can play a leading role, based on national and EU legal frameworks. Illustration ©iStock - AlonzoDesign |
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Welcome to the three new members of our Executive Committee: Genk, Mechelen and Tilburg |
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We look forward to working closely with Genk, Mechelen (Belgium) and Tilburg (Netherlands) who were elected as new members of our governing body during Efus' General Assembly, on 18 June in Brussels (photo). A warm welcome to them! The following cities were reelected to the Executive Committee: Barcelona (ES), Berlin (DE), Bologne (IT),
Bochum (DE), Brussels (BE), Cologne (DE), Düsseldorf (DE), Fort-de-France
(FR), Gdańsk (PL), Lisbon (PT), Madrid (ES), Meyrin (CH), Paris (FR), Regione
Emilia Romagna (IT), Riga (LV), Setubal (PT), Strasbourg (FR), Tampere
(FI), Toulouse métropole (FR), Turin (IT), Zaragoza (ES), and Xàbia (ES).
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In practice Breaking the cycle: offering a way out to families involved in organised crime, Tilburg, Netherlands |
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This long-term programme aims to help families who are known to be linked with organised crime to safely get out of such activities, and to prevent children from getting involved. Developed in Tilburg (Netherlands), it is part of a nation-wide strategy. |
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Efus partners with the Smart Cities network for the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona |
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Smart City Expo World Congress is the world’s biggest and most influential event for cities and urban innovation. Efus has partnered with the Smart Cities network for the November edition of this event that brings together city leaders from around the world. |
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>> Efus members can benefit from an exclusive discount on registration! >> For more information on this offer, drop us a mail at kaouech@efus.eu and/or robin@efus.eu Photo: Smart City Expo World Congress |
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Join the conversation on our Safer Together group |
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We set up Safer Together on LinkedIn to foster knowledge-sharing, professional networking and informed discussions on urban security challenges. We already have more than 300 members: come and join us!
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Save the dates - 29 June to 2 July, Valabre (France): operational test, DARE project on crisis management
- 30 June to 2 July, Brussels (Belgium): Efus at the European Commission's CERIS Disaster Resilience Days, notably to present the SPARROW project
- 14-16 September, online: stakeholder consultation workshop, Synergies project
- 21-23 September, Gdańsk (Poland): meeting of the EU-POLNET network of European local police forces
- 23-24 September, Matosinhos (Portugal): operational test, DARE project on crisis management
- 29-30 September, Poznań (Poland): meeting of the partners of the Respect to Protect project on mental health
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