Security Sector Reform

SHRINEs main objective is to share knowledge, tools and good practices on the protection measures in places of worship among several Member States through an interfaith network involving catholic, muslim, protestant and jewish communities. A public 4-months Hackathon on an European level will be organised to identify technologies that could offer tangible solutions to these security challenges.

Project POSEIDON aims at strengthening European-level initiatives against corruption in the maritime sector, with a specific focus on corruption in the largest ports. The objective is to gather governmental and private stakeholders, law enforcement, research institutions and networks, with the aim to fill the existing gaps on port corruption research, develop a targeted port integrity and risk assessment tool, and promote inter-port dialogue. A key outcome of the project will be the establishment of an informal network of key public and private actors in the field of anti-corruption in ports, for communication and exchange of information, experiences and good practices.

The aim of the EMERITUS project is to realize and implement a protocol for effective environmental crime investigation, complemented with a dedicated international training programme aimed at fostering Environmental enforcement authorities’ intelligence and investigation capabilities at national level and cross-border level.

PERIVALLON aims to develop an innovative environmental crime detection and investigation platform that will build upon the concept of multidimensional integration of heterogeneous multimodal sensor data, ranging from earth observation data (satellite images), video streams from cameras mounted on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and X-ray scans, to information gathered from publicly available online sources and related administrative documentation.

The MEDI-THEFT project aims at boosting the operational activities of LEAs and other public and private stakeholders in counteracting the theft and reselling of medicines and investigating of suspicious activities through the design of an intelligence-based platform.

OPFA-CULT project aims at fostering international police cooperation in the field of illicit trafficking in cultural goods, providing practitioners from EU LEAs with financial operational support to ongoing investigations and facilitating networking to set harmonized investigation methodologies.

RUNNER project promoted networking and encouraged the exchange of information between local and national LEAs in the effort to scale-up investigative methodologies against environmental offenders. Benefitting from the production of operational guidelines, a 3-day workshop was organised.

BAMIN is a network of Balkan national Asset Management Offices aiming to enhance the effectiveness of efforts in managing and eventually selling, returning or otherwise disposing of confiscated criminal benefits. Membership of the group aimed to improve cross border and interagency cooperation as well as information exchange, within and outside the region.

RESIST engaged public and private operators in the set-up and testing of a tailor-made CBRN capacity building programme for the creation of the first 10 European “CBRN Intervention Groups”, trained and equipped to operate in contaminated environments. The entire process set the basis for proposal of a voluntary certification at EU level, the CBRN Resilience Label, and 10 real-life exercises were organised in 2022, in Italy and Romania.

RESIST engaged public and private operators in the set-up and testing of a tailor-made CBRN capacity building programme for the creation of the first 10 European “CBRN Intervention Groups”, trained and equipped to operate in contaminated environments. The entire process set the basis for proposal of a voluntary certification at EU level, the CBRN Resilience Label, and 10 real-life exercises were organised in 2022, in Italy and Romania.

OPFA-WASTE is an EU flagship operational project targeting Illicit Waste Trafficking (in particular hazardous), implemented by a consortium of specialized EU law-enforcement agencies, open to all European LEAs. The Project aimed at fostering international police cooperation and setting harmonised investigation methodologies in the field of IWT, providing hands-on operational support through an innovative Operational Facility.

The City of Turin – Local Police Drones Unit – and Fondazione SAFE agreed to take the leadership of a growing network of Law Enforcement Agencies which operates drones to guarantee the security of urban areas in the European Union and its partner countries. The creation of the Network of EU Law Enforcement Drone Units – named DronEUnit – is proposed to facilitate sharing of information, best practices and experiences in the area of urban security, involving the use of unmanned aerial vehicles.

The aim of the project is to contribute to fighting organised crime through enhanced capacities to monitor and evaluate the Intersectoral Strategy on Countering Organised Crime. The project supports the Albanian Government in the review and drafting of the next strategy as well as in strengthening the monitoring and evaluation capacity of the next strategy, also through the involvement of relevant stakeholders.