As natural disasters threaten the most vulnerable people in the Southern Africa and Indian Ocean region, the EU is providing €7 million in humanitarian aid to increase the capacity of communities and authorities to prepare for and respond to disasters. This aid is in addition to the approximately €17 million in EU humanitarian assistance given […]
H2020: Secure societies: Security for smart and safe cities, including for public spaces
This call (SU-INFRA02-2019) aims to strengthen the security of intelligent cities, with an emphasis on public spaces, and is part of the Secure societies- Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens sub-programme of the Horizon 2020 Programme. In the cities, public spaces such as malls, open crowded gathering areas and events, and non-restricted […]
Adoption of new rules to better protect children caught in cross-border parental disputes
The EU makes it easier and faster for decisions on divorce, legal separation and marriage annulment, as well as on parental responsibility issues and international child abduction to be applied across borders. The Council recently adopted a revision of the so-called Brussels IIa regulation which sets out rules on the jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of […]
H2020: Secure Societies: Demonstration of applied solutions to enhance border and external security
The project’s priority is to demonstrate applied solutions to improve EU border and external security within the Secure Societies-Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens sub-programme of the Horizon 2020 Programme. Secure Societies aims to promote the security of European societies in a context of unprecedented transformations and growing global interdependencies and threats, […]
Illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol: EU extends sanctions by one year
On 20 June 2019, the Council prolonged the restrictive measures introduced in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by Russia until 23 June 2020. The measures apply to EU persons and EU based companies. They are limited to the territory of Crimea and Sevastopol. The sanctions include prohibitions on: imports of products […]
H2020: Secure societies: Human factors, and social, societal, and organisational aspects of border and external security
The project’s priority is to address the human factors and social and organisational aspects of EU border and external security within the Secure Societies-Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens sub-programme within the Horizon 2020 Programme. Objective Border and external security may depend on a variety of human factors, and social and societal […]
European Defence Industrial Development Programme: EDIP-AG: Software suite enabling real–time cyber defence situational awareness for military decision-making
This call for proposals is aimed at implementing the real-time detection and response to cyberthreats through the exchange of information within the EDIP Action Grant sub-programme of the Defence Industrial Development Programme. Cyber Situational Awareness (CSA) enables commanders to have a clear understanding of the threats landscape in order to manage cyber risks during the […]
Security Union: The EU strengthens rules on home-made explosives and fight against terrorist financing
The Council adopted two important priority files under the Security Union which strengthen EU rules on explosives precursors and facilitate law-enforcement access to financial information. The reinforced rules on explosives precursors will ensure stronger safeguards and controls, including online, on the sale and marketing of the dangerous chemicals, which have been used to produce “home-made” […]
A Europe that protects: EU reports on progress in fighting disinformation ahead of European Council
The Commission and the High Representative report on the progress achieved in the fight against disinformation and the main lessons drawn from the European elections, as a contribution to the discussions by EU leaders next week. Protecting our democratic processes and institutions from disinformation is a major challenge for societies across the globe. To tackle […]