Civil security policies, research priorities and budgets are expanding quickly across the EU and its 27 member nations, with direct operational and economic implications for public and private stakeholders at all levels of society. Hundreds of million of euros each year will fund these research projects. This effort includes defining and financing the EU’s objectives for industry-driven security research and technology development … a crucial part of the Union’s civil security agenda. But the EU’s civil security policy and research agendas are complex. Whether your organisation currently has or plans to develop technologies for civil security applications, you NEED to be aware of the EU’s: |  |
* Policy debate and decisions
* Research funding opportunities
* Technology & standardisation developments
* Implications for business
Why do you need to know? Because today’s EU policies and security research projects will create tomorrow’s interoperable standards applicable to all 27 EU nations.
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BRUSSELS – The forthcoming French Presidency of the EU has a substantial agenda for boosting Europe’s civil protection capabilities against natural and man-made disasters, French officials tell SECURITY EUROPE. This includes strengthening related policy instruments that fall under the EU’s “Community Mechanism for Civil Protection” and, most notably, an expanded role for the To read more, subscribe >>
BRUSSELS – The matter of how to forge stronger interaction between emergency medical services and crisis response authorities across Europe is rising on the European Commission’s agenda, as EU and national health authorities explore possible options. There is talk of new EU initiatives in preparedness and crisis-related policy but these are To read more, subscribe >>
BRUSSELS – The European Defence Agency (EDA) hopes to shepherd its member countries toward common capabilities and doctrine for dealing with biological threats via a new initiative on operational standards. Though intended for military application, the new plan and envisioned EDA-sponsored research projects in 2009 to explore technologies for bio detection, identification and monitoring could have To read more, subscribe >>
BERLIN – The German government is putting together a new plan to boost public-private partnerships in civil security. Such arrangements already exist, albeit in limited form, in Germany’s defence sector so there is a precedent for moving in that direction. However, industry officials worry about the one big obstacle that could block the rapid development of public-private security cooperation, namely To read more, subscribe >>
BERLIN – Armasuisse, the procurement arm of Switzerland’s Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport, is seeking closer research ties to the EU for both civil security and defence purposes. Not only is it angling for observer status by the end of 2008 with the European Defence Agency (EDA), which sponsors research studies and joint multi-nation R&D projects, but it also plans to convert a number of its defence-related technologies into civil security applications. Indeed, Armasuisse is launching new research initiatives into advanced technologies such as To read more, subscribe >>
BRUSSELS – Consultative opportunities for Europe’s private security companies to shape the EU’s civil security agenda are opening up, but the sector must first decide whether and how to structure its dialogue with the European Union, say national and EU officials. Their advice to Europe’s security industry comes as the 27 national governments create working groups to thrash out concrete measures to protect To read more, subscribe >>
PARIS – National governments and industry are feeling their way around new kinds of critical infrastructure protection (CIP) planning and implementation measures, as they await final clarification of the EU’s 2004 initiative known as the European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection (EPCIP). The existing similarities and divergences between EU countries in their CIP approach was exemplified by To read more, subscribe >>
Several calls are currently open, ranging from emergency management tenders and border surveillance studies to calls-for-proposals for the analysis of the links between criminal records. To read more, subscribe >>
Here are some upcoming events related to European Security: 18 June 2008 - "The Official Eurosatory 2008 International Conference: Homeland Security In Urban Areas." Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre – Hall 6, Paris, http://www.janes.com/events/conferences/eurosatory2008 
Energy security is high on the agenda of many countries and international groups around the world, but should it be a NATO issue as well? If so, how prominent should it be for the alliance? Energy infrastructure protection is a complex and demanding task, and NATO must weigh very carefully each step that might lead to To read more, subscribe >>
