About the Security, Democracy & Cities conference
Organized every three years, this year in partnership with safe.brussels, the international conference on Security, Democracy & Cities brings together over 100 speakers and 800 participants from 150 cities and regions across Europe and the world.
It offers a unique opportunity to take part in round tables, workshops, meetings and field visits to promote exchanges and mutual learning in the field of urban safety and crime prevention.
The 8th edition will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on 20, 21 and 22 March 2024. The previous editions took place in Nice (2021), Barcelona-Catalonia (2017), Aubervilliers-Saint-Denis (2012), Saragossa (2006), Naples (2000), Paris (1991) and Montreal (1989).
About the organizers
The European Forum for Urban Security (Efus) is the only European network dedicated to fostering discussion, cooperation and support among local and regional authorities in the field of crime prevention and urban security. Founded in 1987, it brings together nearly 250 cities and regions from 17 countries. Recognised for its expertise by national and European institutions, Efus represents the diversity of territories and promotes the exchange of experience between local and regional authorities beyond political affiliations, according to the principle of ‘cities helping cities’.
Created following the sixth reform of the Belgian State, which redesigned the security architecture of the Brussels Region, safe.brussels is a public interest organization that ensures centralized, cross-functional management of security in Brussels, and develops a regional security policy. Alongside its partners, safe.brussels pursues a twofold objective: to coordinate prevention and security in the Brussels-Capital Region, and to assist all those involved in guaranteeing the safety of the people of Brussels and all those who visit the Region.
A unique opportunity to take part in conferences, meetings, workshops and field visits with urban security players from all over the world
18 thematic workshops
12 focus sessions
10 field visits
3 plenary sessions
The Security, Democracy & Cities Manifesto
Efus uses the Security, Democracy & Cities Manifesto as the foundation for all of its actions. A shared political project, the Manifesto was designed and adopted following previous editions of Efus’ international conference. With more than 60 practical recommendations, the Manifesto expresses the shared principles and values of Efus and its members and provides the guidelines for the network’s activities.
The latest version of the Manifesto was adopted on 17th November, 2017 in Barcelona at the end of the sixth edition of the Security, Democracy & Cities conference, titled ‘Co-producing urban security policies’.
The participants
Elected representatives
Territorial managers
Magistrates
Civil society representatives
Security professionals
Social workers
Researchers
Previous editions
2024
Brussels
2021
Nice
2017
Barcelona-Catalonia
2012
Aubervilliers-Saint-Denis
2006
Zaragoza
2000
Naples
1991
Paris
1989
Montreal
Subscribe to our newsletter
About Efus
Useful links
Under the auspices of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
An event by Efus in partnership with
