The EU Global Threats programme is one of the European Union’s key initiatives to tackle major security threats around the world: from terrorism, organised crime, cyberattacks, and threats to maritime security, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) risks, and growing security risks linked to climate change.
Through a wide range of projects and facilities, we support partner countries and communities in building stronger institutions, preventing crises and promoting long-term peace and stability. The EU Global Threats programme is managed by the European Commission’s Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI), putting EU foreign policy into action.
The EU Global Threats programme covers five key threat areas.
The EU Global Threats programme is promoting peace and stability through multiple projects.
Threats don’t stop at borders. Discover where the EU Global Threats programme is active.
In the spotlight
Each month, we feature one project from the EU Global Threats programme in our In the Spotlight section. This way, we highlight how EU action impacts people’s lives and translates into meaningful change on the ground.
This month, we’re focusing on EU CRIMARIO III, a multi-regional project strengthening maritime security across the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia and beyond. Building on the IORIS information-sharing platform, the project enhances maritime domain awareness, inter-agency cooperation and operational coordination to counter piracy, armed robbery at sea, drug trafficking and other maritime threats.
Event highlight
The EU CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence is marking a major milestone in 2025: 15 years of advancing international cooperation to counter chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) risks. To honour this occasion, more than 100 participants from 63 Partner Countries, EU institutions, the United Nations, and key international partners gathered in Brussels for the Initiative’s 10th International National Focal Points (NFP) meeting.
Hosted at the historic Egmont Palace, the two-day conference was a fitting tribute to the journey of the EU CBRN CoE Initiative. But it was also a launchpad for what comes next.
Visual stories
Take a closer look at the EU Global Threats programme around the world.
The EU P2P (Partner-to-Partner) Export Control Programme is the European Union’s flagship initiative aimed at strengthening export controls for dual-use goods and arms trade worldwide, supporting international trade in a secure and peaceful way. The Programme’s objectives are to promote and reinforce international cooperation in the field of dual-use export controls, Arms Trade Treaty implementation and arms export controls by strengthening national and regional capacity, taking into account the balance between security and economic considerations.
As a contributor to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) risk mitigation, the EU P2P Programme is associated with the EU CBRN Centres of Excellence
The EU P2P export control programme includes projects in two main areas of export controls:
Preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and disrupting the financial networks that sustain them are core elements of global security. As proliferation financing schemes grow, coordinated international action and strong national control systems are increasingly important.
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
Environmental crime is estimated as the world’s third most lucrative form of transnational crime, generating up to USD 281 billion annually and threatening both biodiversity and global security.
- Threat area
- Fight against Organised Crime
Nearly 100 representatives from 13 African countries (Angola, Botswana, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mauritius, Morocco,Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, and Tunisia), together with international and regional partners, took part in Africa Shield 2025, the first African counter-proliferation workshop.
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
The EU CBRN CoE Initiative is launching a new pilot regional project, Strengthening the CBRN Investigation, Prosecution, and Adjudication Capabilities, designed to build coherent, end-to-end capabilities that link frontline response with judicial processes in the Western Balkans.
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
The third edition of the Mastère Spécialisé en gestion des risques et menaces NRBCE (Master’s in CBRNE Risk and Threat Management) was officially launched today under the framework of the European Union (EU) Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Centres of Excellence (CoE) Initiative
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
