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August 9, 2023


The EU PROACTIVE Project holds its 17th Consortium Meeting

The EU-funded H2020 PROACTIVE project, coordinated by the UIC Security Division, held its 17th consortium meeting on 26-27 July 2023 in Prague, Czech Republic. This was the final working meeting of the project and focused on the preparation of the remaining deliverables due before the end of August 2023.

The first day was dedicated to the PROACTIVE Crisis Communication System, which is made up of a collaborative web platform and mobile app (available on android and iOS
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August 3, 2023


Valuable insight gained for the rail sector from the EU-funded H2020 PROACTIVE project on CBRNe hazards

The EU-funded PROACTIVE project, coordinated by the UIC Security Division, is producing valuable insights for the rail sector into the management of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and explosive (CBRNe) security incidents. The project recently released three deliverables (D6.4, D5.2 and D3.2) and two scientific publications which will act as valuable resources for railway stakeholders. Furthermore, on behalf of PROACTIVE, the UIC Security Division team attended two important
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July 21, 2023


2023 Security Division Activity Highlights: A 6-month review

The Security Division’s activities in the first half of 2023 have been nothing short of dynamic. The year started off successfully with the 18th UIC World Security Congress organised in Jaipur, India, from 21 to 23 February 2023, which gathered over 100 participants from all over the world.

The Congress was organised under the theme “Railway Security Strategies: Responses and Visions for the Future” and resulted in the signing of the Jaipur Declaration, which
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July 3, 2023


PROACTIVE EU project held its third field exercise, organised by Campus Vesta, in conjunction with project eNOTICE

The EU H2020 funded project PROACTIVE (“PReparedness against CBRNE threats through cOmmon Approaches between security praCTItioners and the VulnerablE civil society”), coordinated by the UIC Security Division, held its third field exercise, organised by Campus Vesta, in conjunction with the EU funded H2020 project eNOTICE.

The event took place on 13 May in Ranst, Belgium as part of the multidisciplinary disaster exercise which Campus Vesta, the Training Center for
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April 6, 2023


The EU PROACTIVE Project holds its 15th Consortium Meeting in Brussels

The EU-funded H2020 PROACTIVE project, coordinated by the UIC Security Division, held its 15th consortium meeting on 28 – 30 March 2023 in Brussels, Belgium. Almost all of the consortium partners were able to attend in person, but those who could not, joined the meeting online.

On the first day, after registration and a welcome lunch, the consortium partners exchanged about the ongoing tasks and project activities.

The partners were provided with
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February 13, 2023


PROACTIVE project presented at the Workshop “NATO use of civil standards”

On 7 – 9 February 2023, the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDGS) organised the Workshop “NATO use of civil standards” at the Hellenic Armed Forces Officers Club premises, in Athens, Greece.

The main theme of the workshop was to bridge the gap in civil military-cooperation and defence standards on Emerging and Disruptive Technologies (EDTs) and was run under the motto: “Civil as possible, Military only as necessary”. The workshop was offered to NATO
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January 25, 2023


The EU PROACTIVE Project Holds its Fourteenth Consortium Meeting in Barcelona

The EU-funded H2020 PROACTIVE project, led by the UIC Security Division, held its 14th consortium meeting on 10-12 January 2023 in Barcelona, Spain. Almost all of the consortium partners were able to attend in-person, but those that could not joined the meeting online.

The main focus of the working meeting was on the results from the latest joint field training exercise between the EU-funded PROACTIVE and eNOTICE projects, which was hosted by the NBC Defence School in
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