Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2025 | Jo De Cock Head of Unit | Exchange of views on the role of cities in helping ensure security | — |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Floriana Sipala Director | Exchange of views on the role of cities in helping ensure security | — |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Floriana Sipala Director | Exchange of views on the role of cities in helping ensure security | SRC |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Jo De Cock Head of Unit | Exchange of views on the role of cities in helping ensure security | SRC |
| 16 Jul 2020 | Monika Maglione Cabinet member | Efus To present the first results of the activities and discussions initiated in the framework of the Partnership on Security in Public Spaces of the Urban Agenda for the EU | SRC |
| 16 Jul 2020 | Monika Maglione Cabinet member | Efus To present the first results of the activities and discussions initiated in the framework of the Partnership on Security in Public Spaces of the Urban Agenda for the EU | — |
| 11 Mar 2020 | Carole Mancel-Blanchard Cabinet member | Cohesion Policy and Security | — |
| 11 Mar 2020 | Carole Mancel-Blanchard Cabinet member | Cohesion Policy and Security | SRC |
| 14 Feb 2020 | Vangelis Demiris Cabinet member | Migration Pact, Security Union Strategy | SRC |
| 14 Feb 2020 | Vangelis Demiris Cabinet member | Migration Pact, Security Union Strategy | — |
| 14 Feb 2020 | Joachim Herrmann Cabinet member | Presentation of the Forum and its views on urban security | — |
| 14 Feb 2020 | Joachim Herrmann Cabinet member | Presentation of the Forum and its views on urban security | SRC |
Mission & Goals
The European Forum for Urban Security (Efus) is a Non Governmental Organisation established in 1987, in Barcelona - under the auspices of the Council of Europe. Its network gathers more than 250 European local and regional authorities from 17 Member States and aims to strengthen crime prevention policies and to promote the role of local authorities in national and European policies. Efus serves as a think-tank and a place for dialogue and discussion. It provides opportunities for the exchange of positive experiences, on the basis of inter-city cooperation. This helps to stimulate and orient policies at a local, national and community level, in the areas of prevention of urban insecurity and crime management, with a view to the progressive development of an international approaches. The governance of Efus is representative of the geographical and political diversity of its members. It is managed by a General Assembly and an Executive Committee (35 cities & regions, elected annually).
EU Legislative Interests
Efus follows all the initiatives launched by the European Commission in the field of home affairs, justice, fundamental rights.
Communication Activities
Latest Publications: The European Forum for Urban Security’s (Efus) Security, Democracy and Cities manifesto 2025 Icarus Publications, 2024: Results from Cross-Training Task Methodology for the Adoption of Design Thinking in Urban Security and Crime Prevention Initiatives Guidelines to the Design Thinking implementation in IcARUS task Visual Identity Strategic Dissemination and Communication plan. V1 Creation of the project’s webpage and social networks Project Management Guide Risk Management and Quality Assurance Plan Pactesur -Safe and inclusive public spaces: European cities share their experience, Efus 2022 BRIDGE - Understanding and addressing polarisation at the local level, Efus, 2021 LOUD - When local authorities and young people from nine European cities mobilise against intolerance and extremism, Efus, 2021 Preventing Discriminatory Violence at the Local Level: Practices and Recommendations, Efus, 2017 European Practices for Social Integration through Sport, Efus, 2017 Preventing and Fighting Radicalisation at the Local Level, Efus, 2016 for more publications: http://efus.eu/en/publications-2/
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
The European Forum works with the majority of the 27 countries from the European Union. The European Forum has a consultative status in the field of crime prevention within the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the United Nations and the European Commission. Efus works in partnership with a network of European and international institutions, universities and other knowledge institutions, as well as non-governmental and private sector organisations. Efus attachs great importance to this ecosystem, which it built over more than 35 years to create synergies and cross-fertilisation among a large array of urban security actors. Efus has partheship with : -Budapest Centre for Mass Atrocities Prevention -Centre de recherches sociologiques sur le droit et les institutions pénales (CESDIP) -Council of Europe -The Dutch Institute for Safe and Secure Spaces (DISSS) -German Prevention Congress (DPT) -ESRC Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre, University of York -European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN) -European Forum for Restorative Justice -European Network on the Administrative Approach (ENAA) -Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime -Global Parliament of Mayors -International Centre for the Prevention of Crime (ICPC) -Nordic Safe Cities -Peace in Our Cities -Plateforme de la Vie nocturne -Strong Cities Network -Union of Polish Metropolises On other continents, Efus supports the development of African and Latin American Forums.
Organisation Members
http://efus.eu/en/members-partners/ The national Forums for Urban Security in Belgium (BeFUS), France (FFSU), Germany (DEFUS), Italy (FISU) and Spain (FEPSU) gather Efus members in each of these countries and conduct activities at the national level, while also taking part in the activities conducted by the European Forum for Urban Security (Efus) across Europe.
Additional Information
Les contributions Commission européenne correspondent à des projets financés dans le cadre de H2020 ou ISF