Stay informed with the latest from the EU Global Threats programme. This section brings together press releases, project highlights, newsletters, interviews and updates from the field. Whether it’s a new initiative, a successful training or a milestone in implementation, we spotlight the stories and achievements driving progress on the ground.
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The event focused on strengthening women’s participation and leadership in strategic trade controls, while identifying practical steps to advance gender equality in this highly specialised field.
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
Azerbaijan completed its third national CBRN emergency medicine training on 8–9 April 2026 in Baku, reinforcing national readiness and confirming the ability of Azerbaijani Master Trainers to deliver the programme consistently to a high standard under the EU CBRN Risk Mitigation CoE.
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
- EU CBRN CoE Region
- SEEE - South East and Eastern Europe
North Macedonia hosted two consecutive Project 88 events, a ministerial briefing on project results and the Regional BioEx exercise, bringing together delegates from eight South East and Eastern Europe countries.
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
- EU CBRN CoE Region
- SEEE - South East and Eastern Europe
From 23 to 27 February 2026, first responders from Benin, Cameroon, Gabon, and Sierra Leone gathered in Cotonou for a sub-regional training on operational chemical risk management organised by the African Atlantic Façade (AAF) Regional Secretariat of the EU CBRN CoE
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
- EU CBRN CoE Region
- AAF - African Atlantic Façade
Albania has completed its national CBRN emergency medicine table-top exercise (TTX), strengthening interagency coordination, hospital readiness, and crisis decision-making.
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
- EU CBRN CoE Region
- SEEE - South East and Eastern Europe
Azerbaijan completed its second national CBRN emergency medicine training in Baku, improving coordination between responders, hospitals, and emergency managers under EU CBRN CoE support.
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
- EU CBRN CoE Region
- SEEE - South East and Eastern Europe
Countries across the Gulf region strengthened their capacity to investigate and prosecute CBRN crimes through a multidisciplinary training hosted by the UAE, implemented with the financial support of the European Union through the EU CBRN Centres of Excellence
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
- EU CBRN CoE Region
- GCC - Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
To mark the 15th anniversary of the EU CBRN Centres of Excellence Initiative, the EU brought together more than 100 responders from 10 countries in Ungheni, Moldova for Bordershield 25, a large-scale, real-life simulation to test and improve regional readiness against CBRN threats.
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has taken a major step to strengthen its national capacity to prevent, investigate and prosecute Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) crimes through a comprehensive programme of exercises and training, implemented under the EU CBRN CoE initiative.
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
As part of Uzbekistan’s ongoing efforts to strengthen national coordination mechanisms in the field of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) risk mitigation, the National CBRN Working Group convened on 9 December 2025.
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation