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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EMISA brought together experts from EU Member States and partner countries through a series of joint activities, followed by its annual co-chairs meeting. These engagements demonstrated how thematic expertise can be connected to address cross-cutting security challenges.
- Threat area
- Counter-Terrorism, Prevention of Violent Extremism
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
A flagship project of the EU Global Threats programme to combat terrorism ends with closing conference in Brussels. The event brought together more than 100 participants from over 25 countries to review achievements, share lessons learned, and discuss how to sustain the results for future projects.
- Threat area
- Counter-Terrorism, Prevention of Violent Extremism
When CBRN disaster strikes, every second counts. For emergency responders, the challenge is not only to save lives but also to lead critical investigations, a task made even more complex when multiple agencies must work together under dangerous conditions.
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
The training course was conducted from 1 to 5 December 2025, at the Military Academy in Skopje, North Macedonia. This arrangement was made possible thanks to the host country’s contribution of training facilities as part of co-funding.
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
Kenya has reaffirmed its strong commitment to global non-proliferation and national security during the official launch of its Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) National Action Plan at the Administration Police Training College, Embakasi Campus in Nairobi.
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
ARZ 2025 was conducted in Beirut, representing one of the most ambitious and comprehensive field exercises conducted in the country to date. Participants worked side by side through a complex, multi-day scenario combining a chemical mass-casualty event and a radiological security incident.
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
Burkina Faso marked two major milestones in strengthening its Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) risk mitigation capacities, under the framework of the European Union CBRN Centres of Excellence (EU CBRN CoE) Initiative.
- Threat area
- CBRN Risk Mitigation
The European Commission’s Service for Foreign Policy Instruments, in collaboration with the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and EEAS, co-hosted the event Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in Children and Youth in Brussels.
- Threat area
- Counter-Terrorism, Prevention of Violent Extremism