CERIS news

All stakeholders must work together to build disaster resilience mechanisms in an increasingly dangerous world, participants urged at the 19-21 May 2025 “Disaster Resilience Days” conference organised by the Community for European Research and Innovation for Security (CERIS).

On 12 June, the Horizon Europe fund is launching a new call for projects. With a budget close to EUR 250 million, it will cover EU external border management, protection of infrastructure, cybersecurity, disaster resilience, the protection of EU citizens, and strengthened security research.

The participants took stock of the lessons learned from major public events hosted recently in the EU, like the Olympic Games in Paris, and discussed how EU-funded Innovation and Security Research can best contribute to the safety of European citizens enjoying these events.

The fight against trafficking of cultural goods has gained relevance in the recent years, and many innovative solutions are being developed or are already available to tackle this problem. As stressed by the EU’s action plan against trafficking in cultural goods, technology is crucial for ..

Did you know that fake news are 70% more likely to be shared than truths? That nearly 70% of all drugs seizures made by customs agencies in the EU take place at EU ports? That Europe is the fastest-warming continent in the world?

Disasters such as the recent floods in Europe show that disaster risks must be further minimised and preparedness and good disaster management by authorities and emergency organisations is essential.

On 28 November, the EU Innovation Hub for Internal Security held its Annual Event in Brussels. The event was co-organised with HOME.F2 under the CERIS banner (the Community for European Research and Innovation for Security), in order to bring together the Hub and the CERIS communities.

On 26 November 2024, the Directorate-General of Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO), in collaboration with the Directorate-General of Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME) and the Research Executive Agency (REA), hosted the second Workshop for Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs).

On 25 and 26 June 2024, 167 participants attended the Projects to Policy Seminar in Brussels. The Seminar brought together inter alia 70 representatives from 32 newly launched EU security research projects, 45 policy officers from the European Commission (DG HOME, DG ECHO, DG TAXUD, DG RTD, JRC) ...