A member of the corps took part in one of the working packages for this project on Tuesday and Wednesday. The mission of the project is to improve security and readiness in places of worship and mass religious gatherings.
The meeting consisted of practical workshops, joint sessions and a visit to the Mosque of Rome, to develop the following:
- A technological platform that identifies weak points, offers recommendations to mitigate them and indicates specific threat scenarios in religious places.
- Interactive and inclusive communication channels that involve private and public stakeholders, religious congregations and the general public.
- An awareness campaign on security as part of a European communication strategy.
- Skills-acquisition programmes and permanent cooperation spaces between public order forces, religious authorities, local communities and private security organisations. Organisations from eight countries are currently involved, including different units from the City Police.
This is the sixth working meeting to be held for this project. The previous ones were held in Brussels on two occasions, in May and November last year, in Barcelona, in Salonica and in Athens and in the outskirts of Munich.
The project is due to end in April 2025. Public and private bodies from eight countries are involved, including the City Police, the Mossos d’Esquadra corps, the Spanish Civil Guard and the National Police. For more information go to the project website.